to dampen down

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• dampen — [[t]dæ̱mpən[/t]] dampens, dampening, dampened 1) VERB To dampen something such as someone s enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. [V n] Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm... [V n] I hate to dampen your… …   English dictionary

• dampen — damp|en [ dæmpən ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something slightly wet: If you dampen laundry, it s much easier to iron it. 2. ) dampen or dampen down to make something such as a feeling or hope less strong: Not even defeat could dampen the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dampen — UK [ˈdæmpən] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dampen : present tense I/you/we/they dampen he/she/it dampens present participle dampening past tense dampened past participle dampened 1) dampen or dampen down to make something such as a feeling or …   English dictionary

• dampen — damp|en [ˈdæmpən] v [T] 1.) to make something slightly wet = ↑moisten 2.) also dampen down BrE to make something such as a feeling or activity less strong ▪ The light rain dampened the crowd s enthusiasm. ▪ Raising interest rates might dampen the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dampen — verb (T) 1 to make something slightly wet 2 dampen sb s enthusiasm/spirits to make people feel less confident, happy, or enthusiastic: The accident had done nothing to dampen his competitive spirit. dampen sth down phrasal verb (T) to damp… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dampen — Synonyms and related words: abate, abridge, absorb the shock, allay, alleviate, arrest, asperge, assuage, attemper, attenuate, baffle, bank the fire, beat down, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, blunt, bottle up, break the fall, cast down, chasten,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• beat down — Synonyms and related words: bargain, bear down, bend, bid, bid for, blow down, break, break down, bring down, bring low, bring to terms, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, burn down, cast down, castrate, chaffer, cheapen, chop down, clamp down on, coerce …   Moby Thesaurus

• cast down — Synonyms and related words: abase, abash, abashed, afflicted, agitated, bad, baffle, balk, beat down, beset, bilk, blow down, blow over, bothered, bowed down, bowl down, bowl over, break down, bring down, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, chagrin,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• knock down — Synonyms and related words: auction, auction off, auctioneer, bang, bash, bat, beat down, belittle, belt, biff, blow down, blow over, bonk, bowl down, bowl over, break down, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bulldog, bulldoze, burn… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cut down — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, annihilate, beat down, bereave of life, blow down, blow over, blow to pieces, blow up, bob, boil down, bowl down, bowl over, brain, break down, bring down, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• slow down — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, arrest, assuage, attemper, backpedal, backwater, bank the fire, block, blunt, bog down, boycott, brake, bridle, chasten, check, clip the wings, confine, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool… …   Moby Thesaurus