soften
- (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
- (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
- (transitive) To make less harsh
- (intransitive) To become soft or softer
- (ambitransitive) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.
- To palatalize.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɒfən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English softenen, softnen, equivalent to soft + -en.
make soft
become soft
make wet
go soft
ablandar
amollir
weich machen
rendere soffice
verzachten
estovar
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