to tamp down
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5.7
- phrasal verb
- /tæmp daʊn/
- Swedish/Issaquah earned plaudits for efforts to tamp down energy consumption—a challenge for a hospital operating 24/7.
- tamp down the violence
- tamp down expectations
- tamp down anger
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Watch on YouTubeSo it has its own secretory factors that tamp down the immune system.
- So it has its own secretory factors that tamp down the immune system.
- These big and small fears weigh on him, and he tamps down the worries by calling out to her again.
- But with enough wine, I really tamped it down.
- And I could see if it's not sinister in that way, like, oh, let's tamp down on free speech, which it usually isn't.
- And so when I tell people is the worst thing you can do is to try and repress it and tamp it down, right?
- So people are trying to promote freedom and diversity, and yet they want to tamp down anybody who might disagree with them.
- So if if you can give some like you know, the steroid that was recently published it, it works by tamping down the inflammatory response to infection.
- And the family so obsessed with keeping the peace is asking this person who had all their food thrown out to pretty much tamp down their own emotions.
- So neutrons tamp down the resistive forces and they act as a sort of a glue for the nucleus.
- Shackleton famously imposed strong leadership, like he there was someone who challenged his leadership and he tamped down on that.
Examples
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We were leaving a meeting, still talking about selecting other translators to keep the chaos in the camp tamped down a bit.
Fiction book (1994) -
To prevent panic, officials worked to tamp down rumors about the impending layoffs.
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So people are trying to promote freedom and diversity, and yet they want to tamp down anybody who might disagree with them.
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These big and small fears weigh on him, and he tamps down the worries by calling out to her again.
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Like, there are all these small acts of rebellion happening, and regimes have to try so hard to tamp down on all of that.
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And the family so obsessed with keeping the peace is asking this person who had all their food thrown out to pretty much tamp down their own emotions.
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If they were hoping that this official sniping tactic would tamp down the demonstrations, the Baath security officials were wrong.
Blog text (14) -
It is hoped that these moves will help tamp down rising anti-Americanism in South Korea, which has been palpable in recent years.
Academic text (2007) -
She tried to tamp down her excitement before the big announcement.
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He took a deep breath to tamp down his anger during the heated discussion.
Synonyms
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1.0
Make a person or animal less upset
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3.0
To make something less wild or strong
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2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
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5.3
To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show
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3.7
To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling
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5.8
To hold back feelings or reactions
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4.4
Make something less strong or noticeable, for example sound and feeling
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7.7
To stop a strong feeling or a crowd causing trouble
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6.0
To stop a feeling or sound from being shown
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4.5
Make a tense or dangerous situation calmer
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6.8
To become less strong or severe and to make something do the same
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5.8
To make a sound or feeling quieter so it is less noticeable
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4.1
Make something, like a taste, sound, or plan, less strong
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7.8
Completely stop protests or criticism
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5.8
Make something less fun or exciting
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4.1
To make a feeling, sound, or action less strong
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5.6
To make a conflict or tense situation less dangerous and calmer
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5.5
To make a feeling, sound, or pain less strong
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6.1
To stop a feeling or action completely
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4.6
Make someone or something less noisy and calmer
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9.9
To hold back strong feelings or excitement
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6.5
To stop someone from feeling excited
Antonyms
How Suppressed
- Formal
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8.1
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4.8
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5.7
41
4.4
62
5.3
56
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to reduce or suppress' is directly derivable from combining 'tamp' (to press or compact) with 'down' (to a lower position); the physical image of pressing something down straightforwardly maps to reducing intensity. This compositional, motion/pressure-based logic is common cross-linguistically and follows standard particle-verb patterns, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Tamp down also makes a simple picture: to tamp feelings or rumors down is like holding them under a lid so they are quieter and do not come out. So, it means 'to reduce the intensity of something or suppress it.'.