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

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..

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..

Softened :: Softened (imp. & p. p.) of Softe.

Lenitive :: Lenitive (n.) That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative..

Subdued :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors..

Contemper :: Contemper (v. t.) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.

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..

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

Emollition :: Emollition (n.) The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation.

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

Macerate :: Macerate (v. t.) To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber..

Euphemism :: Euphemism (n.) A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears..

Soften :: Soften (v. i.) To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate..

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..

Hectograph :: Hectograph (n.) A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin..

Inteneration :: Inteneration (n.) The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being intenerated; softening..

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

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.

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