Definition of soften

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Soften (v. t.) To make soft or more soft.

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Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. t.) To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften..
Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To soften; to dissolve.
Malaxation :: Malaxation (n.) The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.
Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.
Taw :: Taw (v. t.) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them..
Cavendish :: Cavendish (n.) Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes..
Coddle :: Coddle (v. t.) To parboil, or soften by boiling..
Stuffy :: Stuffing (n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
Lenitive :: Lenitive (n.) That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative..
Immitigable :: Immitigable (a.) Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased..
Humanize :: Humanize (v. t.) To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize.
Indigested :: Indigested (a.) Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam..
Temperate :: Temperate (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
Thaw :: Thaw (v. t.) To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve..
Softening :: Softening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Softe.
Mitigate :: Mitigate (v. t.) To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief..
Softner :: Softner (n.) See Softener.
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears..
Contemper :: Contemper (v. t.) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the temper..
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