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- [dam-puh n]
- /ˈdæm pən/
- /ˈdæm.pən/
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- [dam-puh n]
- /ˈdæm pən/
Definitions of dampening word
- verb with object dampening to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge. 1
- verb with object dampening to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits. 1
- verb with object dampening damp (def 10). 1
- verb without object dampening to become damp. 1
- noun dampening Present participle of dampen. 1
- noun dampening The act of making or becoming damp. 0
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Origin of dampening
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; damp + -en1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dampening
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dampening popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dampening usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dampening
adjective dampening
- off-putting — provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- depressive — Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed.
- deadening — A deadening situation destroys people's enthusiasm and imagination.
Antonyms for dampening
adjective dampening
- persuasive — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- convictive — able or serving to convince or convict
noun dampening
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
- dematerialize — to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism
- vaporescence — production or formation of vapor.
- vaporization — the act of vaporizing.
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Matching words
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