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- Dictionarydampen/ˈdamp(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make slightly wet: "the fine rain dampened her face" Similar Opposite
- 2. make less strong or intense: "nothing could dampen her enthusiasm" Similar Opposite
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verb [ T ] us / ˈdæm·pən / Add to word list. to make something slightly wet: Rain dampened the tent, but it dried in the sun. If something dampens feelings, esp. of excitement or enjoyment, it makes them less strong: I think the accident dampened his enthusiasm for baseball.
The meaning of DAMPEN is to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden. How to use dampen in a sentence.
DAMPEN meaning: 1. to make something slightly wet: 2. to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment…. Learn more.
To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
Dampen definition: to make damp; moisten. See examples of DAMPEN used in a sentence.
To dampen something is to stifle it, to lessen its effect, or to moisten it. Getting a cold will dampen your enthusiasm. This word has several related meanings, most of which make something less effective or powerful.
dampen something to make something such as a feeling or a reaction less strong. None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project. She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today. See dampen in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary