SOFTEN

Meaning of SOFTEN in English

■ verb

1》 make or become soft or softer.

2》 (often ~ someone/thing up ) undermine the resistance of.

Derivatives

~er noun

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SOFTEN — amollar; moderar, adulciar, lenir
English interlingue dictionary
SOFTEN — ˈsȯfən also ˈsäf- sometimes -ftən verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English softnen, from soft (I) + -nen -en transitive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — verb ( soft·ened ; soft·en·ing ˈsȯ-fə-niŋ, ˈsȯf-niŋ) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. : to make soft or softer 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOFTEN — vt to make soft or more soft. 2. soften ·vt to render less hard; said of matter. 3. soften …
Webster English vocab
SOFTEN — soften BrE AmE ˈsɒf ə n ˈsɔːf- AmE \ ˈsɔːf ə n ˈsɑːf- ▷ soften|ed d ▷ soften|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOFTEN — / ˈsɒfn; NAmE ˈsɔːfn/ verb 1. to become, or to make sth softer : [ v ] Fry the onions …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFTEN — soft ‧ en /ˈsɒf ə n $ ˈsɒː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOFTEN — ( softens, softening, softened) 1. If you soften something or if it softens , it becomes less hard, stiff, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFTEN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ something or if it ~s, it becomes less hard, stiff, or firm. Soften …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOFTEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES reduce/lessen/soften the impact of sth (= make it less severe or unpleasant ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFTEN — [verb]The news will upset him - we must think of a way to soften the blow (= make the news …
Cambridge English vocab
SOFTEN — Synonyms and related words : abate, absorb the shock, adjust to, affect, agree, allay, alleviate, allow for, alter, anesthetize, appease, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFTEN — verb 1 become/make sth softer/gentler ADVERB ▪ considerably , a lot ▪ a bit , a little , slightly , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOFTEN — v. 25B6; verb he tried to soften the blow of new taxes : ALLEVIATE, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFTEN — v. 1 Often, soften up. melt, affect, mollify, mellow, palliate, soothe, relax, appease Nothing would soften the heart of that …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOFTEN — гл. смягчать(ся) soften up Syn : lessen успокаивать, умерять; облегчать успокаиваться, утихать смягчать - to * smb.'s heart смягчить (тронуть) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOFTEN — soften.ogg ʹsɒf(ə)n v 1. 1> успокаивать, умерять; облегчать 2> успокаиваться, утихать 2. 1> смягчать to soften smb.'s heart - смягчить …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOFTEN — 1) вымять 2) мягчеть 3) мягчить 4) размягчать 5) смягчать • - soften the rubber - soften water
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SOFTEN — v 1. 1> успокаивать, умерять; облегчать 2> успокаиваться, утихать 2. 1> смягчать to soften smb.'s heart - смягчить /тронуть/ чьё-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOFTEN — гл. 1) смягчать, облегчать ( боль, страдание ) ; успокаивать ( гнев и т. п. ) Syn: mitigate , assuage …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOFTEN — гл. 1) смягчать, облегчать (боль, страдание); успокаивать (гнев и т. п.) Syn: mitigate, assuage, diminish 2) смягчаться; становиться мягче, добрее, нежнее 3) а) смягчать. размягчать (о …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SOFTEN — _v. смягчать(ся) - soften up _Syn: lessen
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SOFTEN — v. смягчать(ся) - soften up Syn: lessen
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SOFTEN — _v. смягчать(ся); soften up _воен. обрабатывать (оборону) артогнём
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SOFTEN — гл. смягчать(ся) soften up Syn : lessen успокаивать, умерять; облегчать успокаиваться, утихать смягчать - to * smb.'s heart смягчить (тронуть) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOFTEN — verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century transitive verb to make soft or softer, 2. to weaken the military resistance or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To render less hard; -- said of matter.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — (v. t.) To make soft or more soft.
Английский словарь Webster
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To render less hard; -- said of matter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To make soft or more soft.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. t. ) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — ( v. i. ) To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — /saw"feuhn, sof"euhn/ , v.t. 1. to make soft or softer. v.i. 2. to become soft or softer. [ 1325-75; ME; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFTEN — v. make soft; become soft; alleviate, soothe, calm
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOFTEN — v. Pronunciation: ' so ̇ -f ə n Function: verb Inflected Form: soft · ened ; soft · en · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOFTEN — [soft.en] vb soft.ened ; soft.en.ing vt (14c) 1: to make soft or softer 2. a: to weaken the military resistance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOFTEN — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become soft or softer. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) a reduce the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOFTEN — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become soft or softer. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) a reduce the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOFTEN — v. 1. tr. & intr. make or become soft or softer. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) a reduce the …
Oxford English vocab
SOFTEN — v. Function: verb Synonyms: DEPRECIATE 1, decry, devaluate, devalue, lower, mark down, underrate, undervalue, write down, write off
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOFTEN — I . v. a. 1. Intenerate, melt, touch, make tender, make soft. 2. Assuage, appease, mitigate, balm, moderate, alleviate, soothe, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SOFTEN — verb Synonyms: depreciate 1, decry, devaluate, devalue, lower, mark down, underrate, undervalue, write down, write off
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFTEN — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SOFTEN — See ↑ SOFT 5, ↑ STRICT/NOT STRICT 7
Longman Activator English vocab
SOFTEN — Размягчать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SOFTEN — 1) размягчать; смягчать 2) метал. разупрочнять 3) умягчать ( воду ) 4) пластифицировать 5) замасливать 6) отволаживать ( зерно, макаронные …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SOFTEN — 1) размягчать; смягчать 2) метал. разупрочнять 3) умягчать (воду) 4) пластифицировать 5) замасливать 6) отволаживать (зерно, макаронные изделия)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SOFTEN — смягчать(ся)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOFTEN — (v) смягчать; смягчить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SOFTEN — v 1. 1) успокаивать, умерять; облегчать 2) успокаиваться, утихать 2. 1) смягчать to ~ smb.'s heart - смягчить /тронуть/ чьё-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOFTEN — v. успокаивать, смягчать, размягчать, смягчаться, размягчаться, мягчить, мякнуть, размякать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Concise Oxford English vocab

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