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   Soft·en

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   verb

   • 1. make or become less hard: "plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin"
   • ▪ (of a market, currency, or commodity) fall in value: "the share price has softened recently"
   • 2. make or become less severe: "a major injection of private cash could soften the blow for the taxpayer" Similar alleviateeaserelievesoothetake the edge offassuageallaydullcushionlessenmoderatetempermitigatepalliatediminishdecreasebluntdeadenabatetone downrare:lenify
   • ▪ undermine the resistance of (someone): "the blockade appears a better weapon with which to soften them up for eventual surrender"
   • 3. remove mineral salts from (water).

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   What is soften verb?

   • Definition of soften verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to become, or to make something softer Fry the onions until they soften. Linseed oil will soften stiff leather. [intransitive, transitive] soften (something) to become or to make something less bright, rough or strong

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   What does soft mean in English?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SOFTEN meaning: 1. to become soft, or to make something soft: 2. to become more gentle or less strict, or to make…. Learn more.

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   What does softener mean?

   • 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. To become soft or softer. soft′en·er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does it mean to soften ice?

   • to make soft or softer. to become soft or softer. Sure, you would be offering them some comforting words to soften the impact created by the error. Warming temperatures also soften the ice itself, so that it slides more quickly toward the sea. The puff portion refers to softened crude, thin as heated maple syrup, rising up through production wells.

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   Soften is a verb that means to become soft, or to make something soft, or to become more gentle, or to make someone do something gentler. It can also mean to become less firm, or to make something weaker, or to stop something from increasing. See examples, synonyms, idioms and translations of soften.

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   To soften is to make something soft, or to become soft. A stick of butter will soften after sitting on the counter for an hour—or you can soften it by squishing it with a wooden spoon. You can literally soften things, the way a sculptor softens clay or you soften the skin on your hands with lotion.

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