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redampen

verb

Etymology

From re- + dampen.

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

Definitions

  1. To dampen again.

    • To prepare a shirt for pressing she sprinkled it with water and left it rolled up in a towel. When it was thoroughly redampened she ironed the collar first and then the shoulders, working down.

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