soften
IPA: sˈɑfʌn
verb
- (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
- (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
- (transitive) To make less harsh
- (intransitive) To become soft or softer
- (transitive, intransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.
- (Slavic phonology) To palatalize.
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Examples of "soften" in Sentences
- The pulse will soften the metal.
- The soil is tilled to soften the ground.
- I want to soften the tone of the article.
- Add enough of the broth to soften mixture.
- It is meant to soften the force of the retort.
- Softening can be both correlative and disjunctive.
- Emollients are substances that soften and soothe the skin.
- This will make the skin area around the spike soften and dilate.
- In the grave also, these words happen to soften the accountability.
- Later, the government asked the researchers to soften the conclusions.
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