soften

Meaning of soften

verb
  1. make or become soft or softer.
    plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin
    let the vegetables soften over a low heat
  2. 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
  3. 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:

dampen, damp, weaken, break

Meaning yield:

yield, relent

Meaning cushion:

cushion, buffer

Meaning mince:

mince, moderate

Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:

alleviate

Meaning make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe:

ease

Meaning cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious:

relieve

Meaning relieve or ease (pain):

soothe

Meaning make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:

assuage

Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):

allay

Meaning make or become dull or less intense:

dull

Meaning make or become less; diminish:

lessen

Meaning act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something):

temper

Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:

mitigate

Meaning make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause:

palliate

Meaning make or become less:

diminish

Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:

decrease

Meaning weaken or reduce the force of (something):

blunt

Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:

deaden

Meaning (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread:

abate

Meaning become less intense, violent, or severe:

subside

Meaning make or become slack:

slacken

Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:

dwindle

Translation of soften

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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