dampen off

verb

To become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person dampens off · participle present dampening off · participle past dampened off · past dampened off

  1. intransitiveagricultureTo become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.
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dampen off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dampen%20off

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dampen off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dampen%20off.

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