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damped down

damped down is the simple past and past participle of damp down.

Meaning of damp down

Verb

damp down (third-person singular simple present damps down, present participle damping down, simple past and past participle damped down)

  1. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire)
  2. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)
    • Two years after England’s World Cup victory, Stiles was at Wembley again to help Manchester United become the first English team to win the European Cup final. Again Eusébio was one of his opponents, playing for Benfica, and again Stiles was detailed to keep him quiet. Although he was not as...2020 October 30, Brian Glanville, “Nobby Stiles obituary”, in The Guardian

Questions about damped down

What is damped down the simple past and past participle of?
Damped down is the simple past and past participle of damp down.

Words near damped down in the dictionary

  1. damp-proof course
  2. damp-proof courses
  3. dampable
  4. Dampalan
  5. damped
  6. damped down
  7. damped off
  8. dampen
  9. dampen down
  10. dampen off
  11. dampened

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