Soften: alternatives and connections

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

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To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers o…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers o…

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To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

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Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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To make lean; to cause to waste away.

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Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.

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The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.

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To cast off; to molt.

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A small wheel or caster.

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The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, th…

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The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, th…

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One who, or that which, softens.

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One who, or that which, softens.

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of Soften

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of Soften

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.

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A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.

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Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.

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To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

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To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or…

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To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron.

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To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron.

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To make sharp.

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To make sharp.

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