Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dampen
Participle: dampened
Gerund: dampening
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | dampen |
| you | dampen |
| he;she;it | dampens |
| we | dampen |
| you | dampen |
| they | dampen |
Perfect
| I | have dampened |
| you | have dampened |
| he;she;it | has dampened |
| we | have dampened |
| you | have dampened |
| they | have dampened |
Past
| I | dampened |
| you | dampened |
| he;she;it | dampened |
| we | dampened |
| you | dampened |
| they | dampened |
Pluperfect
| I | had dampened |
| you | had dampened |
| he;she;it | had dampened |
| we | had dampened |
| you | had dampened |
| they | had dampened |
Future
| I | will dampen |
| you | will dampen |
| he;she;it | will dampen |
| we | will dampen |
| you | will dampen |
| they | will dampen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dampened |
| you | will have dampened |
| he;she;it | will have dampened |
| we | will have dampened |
| you | will have dampened |
| they | will have dampened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dampen |
| you | dampen |
| he;she;it | dampen |
| we | dampen |
| you | dampen |
| they | dampen |
Perfect
| I | have dampened |
| you | have dampened |
| he;she;it | have dampened |
| we | have dampened |
| you | have dampened |
| they | have dampened |
Imperfect
| I | dampened |
| you | dampened |
| he;she;it | dampened |
| we | dampened |
| you | dampened |
| they | dampened |
Pluperfect
| I | had dampened |
| you | had dampened |
| he;she;it | had dampened |
| we | had dampened |
| you | had dampened |
| they | had dampened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dampen |
| you | would dampen |
| he;she;it | would dampen |
| we | would dampen |
| you | would dampen |
| they | would dampen |
Perfect
| I | would have dampened |
| you | would have dampened |
| he;she;it | would have dampened |
| we | would have dampened |
| you | would have dampened |
| they | would have dampened |
Imperative
| you | dampen |
| we | Let's dampen |
| you | dampen |
Verbs conjugated like 'dampen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dampen'
amen,
daften,
damn,
damp,
dampne,
danken,
darken,
daven,
dazen,
deepen,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to keep under control
- behedge, bind, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, hamshackle, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold, withstrain
- moisten
- sprinkle, wet, water, rinse
- discourage
- inhibit, dismay, restrain, dispirit, depress, humble, bridle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From damp + -en.
Sample Sentences
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But to live,—to wear on, day after day, of mean, bitter, low, harassing servitude, every nerve dampened and depressed, every power of feeling gradually smothered,—this long and wasting heart-martyrdom, this slow, daily bleeding away of the inward life, drop by drop, hour after hour,—this is the true [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)