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

Demulce :: Demulce (v. t.) To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.

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

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

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..

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury..

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

Malaxate :: Malaxate (v. t.) To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.

Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.

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

Softner :: Softner (n.) See Softener.

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make soft or more soft.

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice..

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

Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors..

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..

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..

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

Temperate :: Temperate (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

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..

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