Definition of soften

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Soften (v. t.) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault..

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Grain :: Grain (v. t.) To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.)..
Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..
Mollient :: Mollient (a.) Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.
Malaxation :: Malaxation (n.) The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.
Immitigable :: Immitigable (a.) Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
Euphemistical :: Euphemistical (a.) Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression.
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture..
Temperate :: Temperate (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
Graining :: Graining (n.) A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised..
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..
Cavendish :: Cavendish (n.) Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes..
Mouille :: Mouille (a.) Applied to certain consonants having a liquid or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and –; in Portuguese, lh and nh..
Malaxate :: Malaxate (v. t.) To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.
Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. t.) To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften..
Lenify :: Lenify (v. t.) To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate.
Softner :: Softner (n.) See Softener.
Sop :: Sop (v. t.) Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten..
Demulcent :: Demulcent (a.) Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent..
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..
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