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Soaked vs Dampened - What's the difference?

soaked | dampened |

As verbs the difference between soaked and dampened

is that soaked is (soak) while dampened is (dampen).

As an adjective soaked

is drenched with water, or other liquid.

soaked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (soak)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Drenched with water, or other liquid.

    • 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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