soften

(Anglais)

  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.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈsɒfən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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

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