dampen
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Framework senses
- §1
- make moist
- §2
- lessen in force or effect
- §3
- check
- §4
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- §5
- smother or suppress
- §6
- reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- §7
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping