Dampened vs Moisture - What's the difference?
dampened | moisture |
(dampen)
To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
* The Century
* 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, ,
To become damp; to deaden.
A moderate degree of wetness.
:(Francis Bacon)
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
As a verb dampened
is (dampen).As a noun moisture is
a moderate degree of wetness.dampened
English
Verb
(head)dampen
English
Verb
(en verb)- In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
- 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.
Anagrams
* * English ergative verbs ----moisture
English
Noun
(wikipedia moisture) (en-noun)- All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -