Definition of soften

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Soften (v. t.) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality..

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Emollient :: Emollient (a.) Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.
Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture..
Intenerate :: Intenerate (a.) To make tender or sensitive; to soften.
Emulsive :: Emulsive (a.) Softening; milklike.
Gastromalacia :: Gastromalacia (n.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.
Cavendish :: Cavendish (n.) Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes..
Mollification :: Mollification (n.) The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening..
Pultaceous :: Pultaceous (a.) Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
Tubercle :: Tubercle (n.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption..
Coddle :: Coddle (v. t.) To parboil, or soften by boiling..
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..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury..
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.
Demulce :: Demulce (v. t.) To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
Soften :: Soften (v. i.) To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate..
Friz :: Friz (v. t.) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument..
Muffler :: Muffler (n.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
Stuffy :: Stuffing (n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
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..
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