Definitions
become soft or softer
Word origin
From Middle English softenen, softnen, equivalent to soft + -en.
Used in a sentence
“Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.”
“Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.”
“Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Make gentler”6 letters
02“Make less hard”6 letters
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