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lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"

make (images or sounds) soft or softer

lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"

make soft or softer; of images and sounds

To make soft or more soft.

To render less hard; -- said of matter.

To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.

To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault.

To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.

To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.

To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture.

To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury.

To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice.

To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.

Softly.

Softness.

Softly.

Softness.

To make soft or softer.

To grow soft or softer.

SOFTENER.

Softly.

Softness.

To make or become soft or softer.

To make, or become, soft.