DAMPEN

• (verb) make moist

  "The dew moistened the meadows"

  synonyms : moisten , wash

• (verb) lessen in force or effect

  "soften a shock", "break a fall"

  synonyms : break , damp , soften , weaken

• (verb) check; keep in check (a fire)

• (verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

  "muffle the message"

  synonyms : damp , deaden

• (verb) smother or suppress

  "Stifle your curiosity"

  synonyms : stifle

• (verb) reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

• (verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

  synonyms : damp , dull , muffle , mute , tone down

  Ann muted the faulty alarm clock by smothering it under the blanket. -added by naila_inlas

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Mnemonics for dampen

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