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

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

Malacosteon :: Malacosteon (n.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking..

Mollification :: Mollification (n.) The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening..

Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..

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

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..

Lithe :: Lithe (a.) To smooth; to soften; to palliate.

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

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

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture..

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

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

Assuage :: Assuage (v. t.) To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire..

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

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..

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..

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

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..

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

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