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soften (verb)

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  • soften — ► VERB 1) make or become soft or softer. 2) (often soften up) undermine the resistance of. DERIVATIVES softener noun …   English terms dictionary

  • soften up — 1. To lessen resistance in (informal) 2. To wear down by continuous shelling and bombing • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * ˌsoften ˈup [transitive] [present tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften — verb 1 become/make sth softer/gentler ADVERB ▪ considerably, a lot ▪ a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat ▪ His smile softened slightly …   Collocations dictionary

  • soften — verb (I, T) 1 to become softer or make something softer: Choose a good moisturizer to soften and protect your skin | Cook until the onion has softened. 2 if your attitude softens, or if something softens it, it becomes less strict and more… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • soften — verb (softened; softening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make soft or softer 2. a. to weaken the military resistance or the morale of especially by harassment (as preliminary bombardment) often used with up b. to impair the strength or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soften — UK US /ˈsɒfən/ verb ► [I] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down: »Share prices softened with continued worries about the country s economic recovery. »Although demand softened again… …   Financial and business terms

  • soften — verb /ˈsɒfən/ a) To make something soft or softer. Soften the butter before beating in the sugar. b) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up). Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery …   Wiktionary

  • soften — verb 1) she tried to soften the blow of new service cuts Syn: alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, assuage, cushion, moderate, mitigate, palliate, diminish, blunt, deaden 2) the winds softened …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • soften — verb 1》 make or become soft or softer. 2》 (often soften someone/thing up) undermine the resistance of. Derivatives softener noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • soften — verb the compensation should soften the blow Syn: ease, alleviate, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, cushion, lessen, diminish, blunt, deaden …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • soften up — verb a) To make softer. b) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal. Syn: butter up …   Wiktionary

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