āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to soften
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āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something less firm or solid
Transitive: to soften something hard or firm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Applying a moisturizer can help soften dry and rough skin.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to reduce the brightness or harshness of light or sound
Transitive: to soften light or sound
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Installing dimmer switches allowed them to soften the overhead lighting in the dining room for a more intimate dinner setting.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻšā§āĻĄ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Airing out grievances in a calm manner can soften the tension in a relationship.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to decrease in firmness or rigidity
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With each wash, the cotton fabric of the t-shirt softened, becoming more comfortable against the skin.
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āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ ā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make a situation or attitude less severe or strict
Transitive: to soften a situation or attitude
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After seeing the student 's efforts, the teacher softened her criticism and offered constructive feedback.
āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
softened
softener
softening
soften
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
