soften
51soften — sof·ten || sÉ‘fn / sÉ’fn v. make soft; become soft; alleviate, soothe, calm …
52soften up — make soft; become soft, be softened …
53soften up — to reduce resistance or to weaken opposition or hostility in order to achieve an objective more easily …
54soften — I. v. a. 1. Intenerate, melt, touch, make tender, make soft. 2. Assuage, appease, mitigate, balm, moderate, alleviate, soothe, mollify, quiet, calm, still, quell, allay, relieve, ease, abate, temper, qualify, attemper, dull, lessen, blunt, make… …
55soften — v 1. melt, mellow, touch, move, affect; gentle, meeken, disarm, unman, unnerve, emasculate; win over, conciliate. 2. mollify, tame, smooth down; relax, loosen, slacken; pacify, calm, compose, tranquilize, lull, soothe; appease, Archaic. attemper …
56soften — soft·en …
57soften — soft•en [[t]ˈsɔ fən, ˈsɒf ən[/t]] v. t. 1) to make soft or softer 2) to become soft or softer • Etymology: 1325–75 soft′en•er, n …
58soften — /ˈsɒfən/ (say sofuhn) verb (t) 1. to make soft or softer. –verb (i) 2. to become soft or softer. {soft + en1} –softener, noun …
59soften — Ho opalupalu, ho owali. Also: hō ae, hō olu, ho ohehe e; kīkoni (wauke bark), ho opaluhē; upi upī (an octopus). ♦ Softened and wet, nolu ehu …
60soften — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become soft or softer. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) a reduce the strength of (defences) by bombing or some other preliminary attack. b reduce the resistance of (a person). Phrases and idioms: softening of the brain a morbid… …
