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soften (sôf′ən, säf′-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to make or become soft or softer
  2. to weaken the resistance or opposition of

Etymology: ME softnen: see soft & -en

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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