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- DictionarySoft·en/ˈsôfən/
verb
- 1. make or become less hard: "plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin"
- 2. make or become less severe: "a major injection of private cash could soften the blow for the taxpayer"
The meaning of SOFTEN is to make soft or softer. How to use soften in a sentence.
to become, or to make something seem, less severe or unpleasant: The regulator's stance on water mergers has softened. The new draft softens the rules on the role of the senior non-executive director. The organisation is trying to soften its image.
to become, or to make something seem, less severe or unpleasant: The regulator's stance on water mergers has softened. The new draft softens the rules on the role of the senior non-executive director. The organisation is trying to soften its image.
Soften definition: to make soft or softer. . See examples of SOFTEN used in a sentence.
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.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
[intransitive, transitive] soften (something) to become or to make something less bright, rough or strong. Trees soften the outline of the house.
If you soften something such as light, a colour, or a sound, you make it less bright or harsh. We wanted to soften the light without destroying the overall effect of space. [ VERB noun ]
to become more gentle or to make someone or something become more gentle: Her voice softened. (Definition of soften from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If you soften something or if it softens, it becomes less hard, stiff, or firm. 2. If one thing softens the damaging effect of another thing, it makes the effect less severe.
