soften  /s'ɑfən/  /s'ɔfən/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  soften
  (vt.)(vi.)(使)變柔軟,(使)變柔和

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Soften \Sof"ten\, v. i.
     To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or
     obdurate.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Soften \Sof"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Softened}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Softening}.]
     To make soft or more soft. Specifically:
     (a) To render less hard; -- said of matter.
  
               Their arrow's point they soften in the flame.
                                                    --Gay.
     (b) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
  
               Diffidence conciliates the proud, and softens the
               severe.                              --Rambler.
     (c) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften
         a fault.
     (d) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
  
               Music can soften pain to ease.       --Pope.
     (e) To make calm and placid.
  
               All that cheers or softens life.     --Pope.
     (f) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less
         violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
  
               He bore his great commision in his look, But
               tempered awe, and softened all he spoke. --Dryden.
     (g) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the
         coloring of a picture.
     (h) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as,
         troops softened by luxury.

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  soften
       v 1: make (images or sounds) soft or softer [ant: {sharpen}]
       2: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
          [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {weaken}, {break}]
       3: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: {yield}, {relent}]
          [ant: {stand}]
       4: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: {cushion}, {buffer}]
       5: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the
          students burst out in tears" [syn: {mince}, {moderate}]
       6: make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"
          [ant: {harden}]
       7: become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour
          some liquid on it" [ant: {harden}]