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Word - rootword - affixes
bas-on - basa - s-<sa~-on~
bas.un. - 2 syllables

s-<sa = bas-
-on = bas-on
bas-on

bas-on [bas.un.] : dampen (v.)
basa [ba.sâ.] : wet (adj.)
basa [bá.sa.] : read (v.)

Derivatives of basa


Glosses:
dampen
v. (change)1. dampen, stiflesmother or suppress.; "Stifle your curiosity"
~ suffocate, chokesuppress the development, creativity, or imagination of.; "His job suffocated him"
~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdueto put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
v. (change)2. dampen, moisten, washmake moist.; "The dew moistened the meadows"
~ wetcause to become wet.; "Wet your face"
~ humidify, moisturise, moisturizemake (more) humid.; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house"
~ bastecover with liquid before cooking.; "baste a roast"
v. (perception)3. damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone downdeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
~ softenmake (images or sounds) soft or softer.
v. (change)4. dampenreduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves).
~ weakenlessen the strength of.; "The fever weakened his body"
v. (change)5. damp, dampen, deadenmake vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.; "muffle the message"
~ soften, damp, weaken, dampen, breaklessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
v. (change)6. dampencheck; keep in check (a fire).
~ retard, delay, checkslow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
v. (change)7. break, damp, dampen, soften, weakenlessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
~ blunt, deadenmake less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
~ deafenmake soundproof.; "deafen a room"
~ deaden, damp, dampenmake vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.; "muffle the message"