Damp and Vivify

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Damp verb - To deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality.

Usage example: refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success

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Vivify is an antonym for damp.

Nearby Words: dampen, dampened, damper, damped, dampness

Vivify verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.

Usage example: this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school

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Damp is an antonym for vivify.

Nearby Words: vivified, vivifying

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