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damp (v.)
[damp 词源字典]
late 14c., "to suffocate," from
damp
(n.). Figurative meaning "to deaden (the spirits, etc.)" attested by 1540s. Meaning "to moisten" is recorded from 1670s. Related:
Damped
;
damping
.
[damp etymology, damp origin, 英语词源]