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dampen

dampen is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen. In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm. The Century.
  2. 2.To become damp; to deaden. Byron.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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