soften
21soften — Synonyms and related words: abate, absorb the shock, adjust to, affect, agree, allay, alleviate, allow for, alter, anesthetize, appease, assent, assuage, attemper, baffle, bank the fire, benumb, blunt, blur, box in, break the fall, castrate,… …
22soften up — PHRASAL VERB If you soften someone up, you put them into a good mood before asking them to do something. [INFORMAL] [V n P] If they d treated you well it was just to soften you up. [Also V P n (not pron)] Syn: butter up …
23soften — verb 1) she tried to soften the blow of new service cuts Syn: alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, assuage, cushion, moderate, mitigate, palliate, diminish, blunt, deaden 2) the winds softened …
24soften — verb (softened; softening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make soft or softer 2. 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 …
25soften up — Synonyms and related words: abate, affect, attenuate, beleaguer, bend, beset, besiege, bias, blarney, blockade, blunt, butter, butter up, color, cramp, cripple, cushion, damp, dampen, deaden, debilitate, devitalize, dispose, dull, ease, encircle …
26Soften — Original name in latin Sften Name in other language Soften, Sften State code DK Continent/City Europe/Copenhagen longitude 56.23801 latitude 10.0851 altitude 41 Population 2030 Date 2012 01 17 …
27soften — sof|ten <aus gleichbed. engl. to soften> mit optischen Hilfsmitteln eine fotogr. Aufnahme weich zeichnen …
28soften up — cause a person to be more co operative Ken is stubborn about his right to smoke. I can t soften him up …
29soften — verb 1》 make or become soft or softer. 2》 (often soften someone/thing up) undermine the resistance of. Derivatives softener noun …
30soften up — she knows how to soften up Dad just before reaching into his wallet Syn: charm, win over, persuade, influence, weaken, disarm, sweeten, butter up, soft soap …
