damp

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dæmp/

Verb

archaic transitive

Japanese Meaning

適度に湿らせる、湿らす / （火を）消す、力を弱める、抑える、鈍化させる

Before the ceremony, he vowed to damp the torch flames so they would not flare in the wind.

式の前に、彼は風で炎があおられないように松明の火を鎮めると誓った。

Sense（1）

(transitive, archaic) To dampen; to make moderately wet

to damp cloth

Sense（2）

(transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.

How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word!

Sense（3）

(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

Hydraulic shock absorbers are used to damp out vertical and lateral oscillations.

damps

（ present singular third-person ）

damping

（ participle present ）

damped

（ participle past ）

damped

（ past ）