The phrase "able to dampen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the capacity to reduce or lessen something, such as emotions, sounds, or effects.
Example: "The new policy is able to dampen the negative impact of the economic downturn on small businesses."
Alternatives: "capable of reducing" or "able to lessen".
Even Mr. Haider has not been able to dampen the Viennese passion for balls.
"We may be able to dampen the effects of the amygdala," he said.
Being able to dampen faster flow before entering the sedimentation basin is critical to reducing the possibility of disturbing any settled particles, especially under high inflow conditions.
Ferric ion was able to dampen the reactive oxygen species-generating capacity of manganous chloride, whereas manganic ion markedly promoted this property attributed to manganous ion.
But it has not been able to dampen the renewed debate over NHS funding, which has returned rather more quickly than ministers would have liked.
A new damping device is suggested consisting of a liquid container filled with two immiscible liquids, in which the motion of the interface is able to dampen the structure effectively.
Some of the countries that have done that and didn't have very many cases to begin with have been able to really dampen down disease.
The rationale is that the low dose of haloperidol may be able to somewhat dampen the effect of the elevated dopamine in the heterozygous mice which have insufficient dopamine reuptake due to the loss of one allele of the normal dopamine transporter gene.
Furthermore, the use of a monoclonal antibody that blocked the TfRc1 in the culture media was able to significantly dampen the aTf effects on the NS size, and demonstrated that the TfRc1 was involved in the effects of aTf on cell proliferation in the NS cultures.
However, we were able to detect dampened oscillations in MDM2 YFP fluorescence at regular 5 6 h intervals, which corresponded to previous findings albeit in response to DNA damage.
Although the rosy glow of nostalgia may be able to momentarily dampen criticisms of the BBC's inability to create anything new, relevant or, indeed, funny, that can only last so long.
