To become damped or deadened.
To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
To become damp or moist.
To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
An act or instance of dispelling.