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

Litotes :: Litotes (n.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, a citizen of no mean city, that is, of an illustrious city..

Ramollescence :: Ramollescence (n.) A softening or mollifying.

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

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

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

Giving :: Giving (n.) The act of softening, breaking, or yielding..

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

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

Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like..

Muffler :: Muffler (n.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.

Softening :: Softening () a. & n. from Soften, v..

Malaxation :: Malaxation (n.) The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.

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

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

Steamboat :: Steam (v. t.) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc..

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..

Softening :: Softening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Softe.

Emollient :: Emollient (a.) Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.

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