soften

1. v. t. To make soft or more soft. Source: opted

2. v. t. To render less hard; -- said of matter. Source: opted

3. v. t. To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable. Source: opted

4. v. t. To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault. Source: opted

5. v. t. To compose; to mitigate; to assuage. Source: opted

6. v. t. To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality. Source: opted

7. v. t. To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture. Source: opted

8. v. t. To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury. Source: opted

9. v. t. To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice. Source: opted

10. v. i. To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate. Source: opted

11. v. make (images or sounds) soft or softer Source: wordnet

12. v. lessen in force or effect Source: wordnet

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