dampen down

Verb

transitive

(transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire) / (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)

Japanese Meaning

火勢などの激しさや強度を弱め、鎮火させる / 感情や問題の高ぶりを抑え、和らげる

Firefighters used foam to dampen down the blaze before it reached the neighboring houses.

消防士たちは、近隣の家に延焼する前に泡を使って火勢を弱めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire)

Sense（2）

(transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)

dampens down

（ present singular third-person ）

dampening down

（ participle present ）

dampened down

（ participle past ）

dampened down

（ past ）