Englishdampen
verb
1 the fine rain dampened her face:
moisten, damp, wet, dew, water, irrigate, humidify;
literary bedew;
rare sparge, humify, humect.
▷antonyms dry; drench.
2 nothing could dampen her enthusiasm:
lessen, decrease, diminish, reduce, lower, moderate, damp, damp down, put a damper on, throw cold water on, calm, cool, chill, dull, blunt, tone down, deaden, temper, discourage;
suppress, extinguish, quench, stamp out, smother, stifle, muffle, blanket, mute, silence, overcome, curb, limit, check, still, restrain, inhibit, deter;
British quieten;
North American quiet.
▷antonyms heighten.