soften
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English soft + en
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
soften (third-person singular simple present softens, present participle softening, simple past and past participle softened)
- (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
- Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
- (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
- Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
- (transitive) To make less harsh
- Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.
- (intransitive) To become soft or softer
- The butter softened as it warmed up.
Translations [edit]
(transitive) To make something soft or softer
(transitive) To make less harsh
(intransitive) To become soft or softer
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