Impeded vs Dampened - What's the difference?
impeded | dampened |
As verbs the difference between impeded and dampened is that impeded is ( impede) while dampened is ( dampen).
impeded English
Verb
(head)
(impede)
impede English
Verb
(imped)
to get in the way of; to hinder
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* assist, help
* expede (obsolete)
* expedite
Related terms
* expede, expedite
* impediment
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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.
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