dampen-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: smother, surpress or lessen something

Examples:
Tough times have not dampened the creative flair at Britain's best
agencies.
Recent default acceleration has likely dampened the value of the
origination platform.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4, subjugate-42.3
PropBank: dampen.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Sense Number 2: make moist

Examples:
Some insects lay their eggs where running sap has dampened the
bark.
Dew had dampened the dust on the road in front of the house.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Cause_to_be_wet
PropBank: dampen.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2