(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet. / (intransitive) To become damp or moist. / (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).

plural of dampener

The act of making or becoming damp.

present participle of dampen

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dampen

simple past tense and past participle of dampen

A device that moistens or dampens something. / (figuratively) A discouraging event or remark.

plural of dampening

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

(agriculture, intransitive) To become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.