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dampener

noun

Etymology

From dampen + -er.

  1. derived from *dampaz✻
  2. derived from dampen
  3. inherited from dampen — “to stifle; suffocate”
  4. suffixed as dampen — “damp + en”
  5. suffixed as dampener — “dampen + er”

Definitions

  1. A device that moistens or dampens something.

  2. A discouraging event or remark.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA