Antonyms for dampened


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dam-puh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæm pən


Definition of dampened

Origin :
  • 1630s, "to dull or deaden" (of force, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.), from damp (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "to moisten" is recorded from 1827. Related: Dampened; dampening.
  • verb make wet
  • verb spoil spirits
Example sentences :
  • He bound up her head with a dampened bandage and left her to sleep.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • They dampened the delicate fabric, and I shook with agitation.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • The paper was dampened and fastened to the chase at one end.
  • Extract from : « John Baptist Jackson » by Jacob Kainen
  • Tracing cloth must be fastened by pins or thumb tacks, and not dampened.
  • Extract from : « Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught » by Joshua Rose
  • The child stared, motionless, and it dampened her ardor for the moment.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Quebec » by Amanda Millie Douglas
  • But this dampened Thornton's ardor for no more than a moment.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Races » by Burt L. Standish
  • That dampened the enthusiasm and ardor of Bandy-legs considerably.
  • Extract from : « Afloat on the Flood » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • The mouthful of water no more than dampened Myrons dry throat.
  • Extract from : « Full-Back Foster » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • When Julia mentioned her husband, Charles's impetuosity was dampened.
  • Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
  • The leather must be dampened when being drawn over the cylinder.
  • Extract from : « The Invention of Lithography » by Alois Senefelder

Synonyms for dampened

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