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dampen

verb
  1. make moist
    wash
  2. lessen in force or effect
    break
  3. check
  4. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
    damp
  5. smother or suppress
    stifle
  6. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
  7. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
    dull