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

Malacissant :: Malacissant (a.) Softening; relaxing.

Softner :: Softner (n.) See Softener.

Graining :: Graining (n.) A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised..

Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors..

Emolliate :: Emolliate (a.) To soften; to render effeminate.

Digester :: Digester (n.) A strong closed vessel, in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them..

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice..

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

Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency..

Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.

Demulcent :: Demulcent (a.) Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent..

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..

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..

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

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..

Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.

Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.

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

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

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