moisten, wash, dampen
(verb) make moist; “The dew moistened the meadows”
dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
(verb) lessen in force or effect; “soften a shock”; “break a fall”
dampen
(verb) check; keep in check (a fire)
dampen, deaden, damp
(verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; “muffle the message”
stifle, dampen
(verb) suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; “Stifle your curiosity”
dampen
(verb) reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dampen (third-person singular simple present dampens, present participle dampening, simple past and past participle dampened)
(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
(intransitive) To become damp or moist.
(transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
(intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
• dampne, madnep
Source: Wiktionary
Damp"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dampened; p. pr. & vb. n. Dampening.]
1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen. In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm. The Century.
Damp"en, v. i.
Definition: To become damp; to deaden. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
