soften

Verb
  1. Make (images or sounds) soft or softer (synset 202195078)
    is a type of: change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
    subtypes: damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  2. Lessen in force or effect (synset 200390886)
    "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
    is a type of: blunt, deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
    subtypes:
    same as: break, damp, dampen, weaken
  3. Give in, as to influence or pressure (synset 202709149)
    subtypes: truckle - yield to out of weakness
    same as: relent, yield
  4. Protect from impact (synset 201579748)
    "cushion the blow"
    is a type of: modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme
    same as: buffer, cushion
  5. Make less severe or harsh (synset 201059908)
    "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    same as: mince, moderate
  6. Make soft or softer (synset 200256275)
    "This liquid will soften your laundry"
    causes: soften - become soft or softer
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • mellow - soften, make mellow
    • mollify - make less rigid or softer
    • macerate - soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
  7. Become soft or softer (synset 200255753)
    "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
    • mellow - make or grow (more) mellow
    • macerate - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking

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