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

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

Stuffy :: Stuffing (n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.

Emulsive :: Emulsive (a.) Softening; milklike.

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..

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

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

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

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

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.

Digest :: Digest (v. t.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations..

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..

Intenerate :: Intenerate (a.) To make tender or sensitive; to soften.

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

Unsteel :: Unsteel (v. t.) To disarm; to soften.

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

Coddle :: Coddle (v. t.) To parboil, or soften by boiling..

Remollient :: Remollient (a.) Mollifying; softening.

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..

Lenitive :: Lenitive (a.) Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient..

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