"dampen down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dampens down [present, singular, third-person], dampening down [participle, present], dampened down [participle, past], dampened down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dampen down (third-person singular simple present dampens down, present participle dampening down, simple past and past participle dampened down)
  1. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dampen_down-en-verb-IeeqjKY1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dampen_down-en-verb-ACkg3wUl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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