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Dampen vs Deaden - What's the difference?

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Dampen is a related term of deaden.


As verbs the difference between dampen and deaden

is that dampen is to smoke, to give off smoke while deaden is to render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.

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

    * * English ergative verbs ----

    deaden

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
  • To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
  • To make soundproof.