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wet vs dampen

dampen vs wet

wet is a noun but dampen is not a noun.

wet is an adjective but dampen is not an adjective.

wet and dampen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wet Yes Yes Yes No
dampen No No Yes No
As verbs, dampen is a hyponym of wet; that is, dampen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wet:
  • wet: cause to become wet
  • dampen: make moist
Other hyponyms of wet include bedew, douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse, moisten, wash, irrigate, water, besprinkle, sparge, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, douse, dowse.
wet (noun) dampen (noun)
wetness caused by water
wet (adjective) dampen (adjective)
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
producing or secreting milk
supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
containing moisture or volatile components
consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
very drunk
wet (verb) dampen (verb)
make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating lessen in force or effect
cause to become wet make moist
check; keep in check (a fire)
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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