All soften synonyms
softΒ·en
S s verb soften
- blur β A blur is a shape or area which you cannot see clearly because it has no distinct outline or because it is moving very fast.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- get the upper hand β gain advantage
- humanise β to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- lying down β to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- fluxing β a flowing or flow.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- housetrained β Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- cool off β If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- commute β If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
- humanize β to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- nestle β to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
- emaciate β (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- housetraining β Present participle of housetrain.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- grow up β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- meliorate β (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- muddying β Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- humouring β humor.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- mute β silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- lay back β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- house-train β to housebreak.
- make light of β of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- anaesthetize β When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- mince β to cut or chop into very small pieces.
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- melt β to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- dulcorate β (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- house-trained β housebroken.
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- mark down β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- devalorize β Devalue.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- blinded β unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- get the better of β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- koing β a knockout in boxing.
- make nice β pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- lay it on thick β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- gentling β Present participle of gentle.
- liquefy β Make or become liquid.
- assuage β If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- knock the bottom out of β to destroy or eliminate