different between dampen vs submerge

English

Etymology

From damp +? -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæmp?n/

Verb

dampen (third-person singular simple present dampens, present participle dampening, simple past and past participle dampened)

1. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
2. (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
3. (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
   • 1883 "Pomona's Daughter", Frank R. Stockton, in The Century, vol. XXVI, number 1, May, page 25

     He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.

   • 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, The New York Times,

     Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
4. (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.

Translations

Anagrams

• dampne, madnep

Danish

Noun

dampen c

1. definite singular of damp

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?mp?(n)/
• Hyphenation: dam?pen
• Rhymes: -?mp?n

Etymology 1

From damp +? -en. The meaning “to vape” is a semantic loan from English.

Verb

dampen

1. (intransitive) to steam, to give off steam or smoke
2. (intransitive) to vape (to inhale the vapour of an electronic cigarette)

   Synonym: vapen

Inflection

Derived terms

• bedampen
• indampen
• uitdampen
• verdampen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dampen

1. Plural form of damp

Middle English

Verb

dampen

1. Alternative form of dampnen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dampen m

1. definite singular of damp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dampen

1. definite singular of damp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin submergere, from sub (“under”) + mergere (“to plunge”). Surface analysis is sub- +? merge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s?b?m??d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s?b?m?d?/
• Rhymes: -??(r)d?

Verb

submerge (third-person singular simple present submerges, present participle submerging, simple past and past participle submerged)

1. (intransitive) To sink out of sight.

2. (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

   Synonym: immerse

3. (transitive, figuratively) To be engulfed in or overwhelmed by something.

Synonyms

• submerse

Related terms

• submersion

Derived terms

• submergence
• submerger

Translations

References

• submerge at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syb.m???/

Verb

submerge

1. first-person singular present indicative of submerger
2. third-person singular present indicative of submerger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of submerger
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of submerger
5. second-person singular imperative of submerger

Latin

Verb

submerge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of submerg?

Portuguese

Verb

submerge

1. third-person singular present indicative of submergir
2. second-person singular imperative of submergir