soften

(Inglese)

  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.

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈsɒfən/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

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

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