Definition of soften

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Soften (v. t.) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.

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Softening :: Softening () a. & n. from Soften, v..
Ramollescence :: Ramollescence (n.) A softening or mollifying.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Malaxate :: Malaxate (v. t.) To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.
Mollify :: Mollify (v. t.) To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground..
Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..
Malacissant :: Malacissant (a.) Softening; relaxing.
Demulce :: Demulce (v. t.) To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm..
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..
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture..
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the temper..
Temperate :: Temperate (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
Pultaceous :: Pultaceous (a.) Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
Emulsive :: Emulsive (a.) Softening; milklike.
Subdued :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors..
Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. t.) To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften..
Friz :: Friz (v. t.) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument..
Cavendish :: Cavendish (n.) Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes..
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