dampen down

English

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)
  2. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)
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