dampen

v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: {stifle}]

[ant: {stimulate}]

2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {moisten},

{wash}]

3: deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping [syn: {muffle},

{mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {tone down}]

4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

5: quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible

[syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {deaden}, {damp}, {tone down}]

6: check; keep in check (a fire)

7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

[syn: {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]