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soften

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Main Entry:
soft·en 
          Listen to the pronunciation of soften
Pronunciation:
\ˈsȯ-fən\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
soft·ened; soft·en·ing 
          Listen to the pronunciation of softening \ˈsȯ-fə-niŋ, ˈsȯf-niŋ\
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1: to make soft or softer2 a: to weaken the military resistance or the morale of especially by harassment (as preliminary bombardment) —often used with up b: to impair the strength or resistance of —often used with up<soften up a sales prospect>intransitive verb: to become soft or softer <her face softened>
soft·en·er 
          Listen to the pronunciation of softener \ˈsȯ-fə-nər, ˈsȯf-nər\ noun


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