soften in Hindi हिन्दी
soften in Kashmiri कॉशुर
soften in Malayalam മലയാളം
soften in English
- soften⇄expr. soften up,
a. to weaken.
Ex. Did they in fact lose ... because they had been softened up by the good life? (Saturday Review).
b. (Figurative.) to placate.
Ex. I thought, in short, that I was softening up the citizens, and - soften⇄noun softener.
- soften⇄soften, transitive verb.
to make soft or softer.
Ex. Lotion softens the skin. - soften⇄v.i. 1. to become soft or softer.
Ex. Soap softens in water.
2. (U.S. Figurative.) to decrease; decline.
Ex. business was strong until the middle of September, then began softening (Wall Street Journal).