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Curbed vs Dampened - What's the difference?

curbed | dampened |

As verbs the difference between curbed and dampened

is that curbed is (curb) while dampened is (dampen).

As an adjective curbed

is restrained.

curbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • restrained

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (curb)

    • dampened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dampen)

    • dampen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  • To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  • * The Century
    • In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
  • * 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, ,
    • Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
  • To become damp; to deaden.

    • Anagrams

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