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soft⋅en

  [saw-fuhn, sof-uhn]
Use soften in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make soft or softer.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become soft or softer.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see soft, -en 1

Synonyms:
1. melt; mollify, mitigate, soothe, alleviate, calm, quiet, ease.

Antonyms:
1, 2. harden.
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soft·en   (sô'fən, sŏf'ən)   
v.   soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens

v.   tr.

  1. To make soft or softer.

  2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.

  3. To make less harsh, strident, or critical: softened the last paragraph of the letter.

v.   intr.
To become soft or softer.
soft'en·er n.
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