Definition of soften

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

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Malaxate :: Malaxate (v. t.) To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.
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..
Moisten :: Moisten (v. t.) To soften by making moist; to make tender.
Softening :: Softening () a. & n. from Soften, v..
Muffler :: Muffler (n.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.
Softened :: Softened (imp. & p. p.) of Softe.
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..
Thaw :: Thaw (v. t.) To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve..
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..
Soften :: Soften (v. i.) To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate..
Mollification :: Mollification (n.) The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening..
Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.
Gastromalacia :: Gastromalacia (n.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.
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.
Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors..
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..
Mouille :: Mouille (a.) Applied to certain consonants having a liquid or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and –; in Portuguese, lh and nh..
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
Unsteel :: Unsteel (v. t.) To disarm; to soften.
Immitigable :: Immitigable (a.) Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased..
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