soften

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
  2. (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
  3. (transitive) To make less harsh
  4. (intransitive) To become soft or softer
  5. (ambitransitive) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.
  6. To palatalize.

Conceptes

assuavir

amorosir

reblanir

assuaujar

amollir

dulcificar

aflonjar

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈsɒfən/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English softenen, softnen, equivalent to soft + -en.

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