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   soften

   /ˈsɒf(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. make or become soft or softer: "plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin"
   • ▪ (of a market, currency, or commodity) fall in value: "the share price has softened recently"
   • 2. make or become less severe: "a major injection of private cash could soften the blow for the taxpayer" Similar alleviateeaserelievesoothetake the edge offassuageallaydullcushionlessenmoderatetempermitigatepalliatediminishdecreasebluntdeadenabatetone downrare:lenify
   • ▪ undermine the resistance of (someone): "the blockade appears a better weapon with which to soften them up for eventual surrender"
   • 3. remove mineral salts from (water).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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     SOFTEN meaning: 1. to become soft, or to make something...

   • Znaczenie Soften, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     soften definicja: 1. to become soft, or to make something...

   • Soften: French Translation

     soften translate: adoucir, (s’)amollir, (s’)assouplir,...

   • Soften: Japanese Translation

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   • Soften: Catalan Translation

     soften translate: estovar(-se), suavitzar(-se). Learn more...

   • Soften: Arabic Translation

     SOFTEN translate: يُنَعِّم. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Soften: German Translation

     soften translate: dämpfen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Soften Spanish Translation

     SOFTEN translate: ablandar, ablandarse, suavizar,...

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