soften
Meaning of soften
verb
- make or become soft or softer.
plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin
let the vegetables soften over a low heat
- make or become less severe.
a major injection of private cash could soften the blow for the taxpayer
her expression softened at the sight of Diane's white face
- remove mineral salts from (water).
Information about soften
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of soften is: softens.
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Hyphenation of soften
soften
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- soften is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
soften synonyms
Meaning dampen:
Meaning yield:
Meaning cushion:
Meaning mince:
Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:
Meaning make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe:
Meaning cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious:
Meaning relieve or ease (pain):
Meaning make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:
Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):
Meaning make or become dull or less intense:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something):
Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:
Meaning make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause:
Meaning make or become less:
Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
Meaning weaken or reduce the force of (something):
Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:
Meaning (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread:
Meaning become less intense, violent, or severe:
Meaning make or become slack:
Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:
Translation of soften
- Spanish: suavizar, reblandecer, ablandar
- French: ramollir, mollir
Anagrams of soften
feston, Fontes, fontes, oftens, Sefton, sefton
Words that rhyme with soften
Burschenschaften, gemeinschaften, gesellschaften, landsmanshaften, Seften, Festschriften, festschriften, swiften, often, oversoften, resoften, unoften
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