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

Moisten :: Moisten (v. t.) To soften by making moist; to make tender.

Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To render less hard; -- said of matter.

Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To soften; to dissolve.

Mollient :: Mollient (a.) Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.

Mollify :: Mollify (v. t.) To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground..

Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften.

Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..

Meliorate :: Meliorate (v. t.) To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.

Steep :: Steep (v. t.) To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively..

Gluepot :: Gluepot (n.) A utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to soften the glue..

Softner :: Softner (n.) See Softener.

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.

Melt :: Melt (v.) Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken..

Euphemistical :: Euphemistical (a.) Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression.

Softener :: Softener (n.) One who, or that which, softens..

Quirboilly :: Quirboilly (n.) Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor..

Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. t.) To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften..

Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the temper..

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