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.
© Webster 1913.
Damp"en, v. i.
To become damp; to deaden.
Byron.
© Webster 1913.