| VERB | change | dampen, stifle | smother or suppress |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | dampen, moisten, wash | make moist | |
| perception | dampen, muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone down | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping | |
| change | dampen | reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) | |
| change | dampen, deaden, damp | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | |
| change | dampen | check | |
| change | dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break | lessen in force or effect |
| Sounds | dae'mpahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | smother or suppress. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | stifle | |
| Narrower | suffocate, choke | Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination / imagination of |
| Broader | inhibit, bottle up, suppress | Control and refrain from showing |
| Opposite | stimulate, excite | act as a stimulant |
| Spanish | reprimir, sofocar | |
| Catalan | ofegar, reprimir, sufocar | |
| Meaning | make moist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | moisten, wash | |
| Narrower | baste | Cover with liquid / liquid before cooking |
| humidify, moisturize, moisturise | make (more) humid | |
| Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
| Spanish | hidratar, humectar, humedecer, lavar, mojar | |
| Catalan | humitejar, mullar, xopar | |
| Nouns | dampener | a device that dampens or moistens something |
| dampening | the act of making something slightly wet | |
| Meaning | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone down | |
| Broader | soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer |
| Spanish | amortiguar, arromar, despuntar | |
| Catalan | deslluir-se, deslluir, despuntar, esmussar, espuntar, romejar, trencar-se | |
| Meaning | Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
| Catalan | reduir | |
| Meaning | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | deaden, damp | |
| Broader | dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break | lessen in force or effect |
| Meaning | check; keep in check (a fire) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | check, retard, delay | Slow the growth or development of |
| Spanish | desalentar | |
| Catalan | ofegar | |
| Meaning | lessen in force or effect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | damp, soften, weaken, break | |
| Narrower | dampen, deaden, damp | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible |
| deafen | make soundproof | |
| Broader | deaden, blunt | make less lively, intense, or vigorous |
| Spanish | atenuar | |
| Catalan | atenuar | |
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