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make softer

v. make (images or sounds) soft or softer

become soft, become softer

v. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

make soft, make softer

v. make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"

mince, moderate

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

cushion, buffer

v. protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

yield, relent

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

break, damp, dampen, weaken

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

thaw, melt, unfreeze, unthaw

v. become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

palliate, extenuate, mitigate

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

muffle, mute, damp, dampen, tone down, dull

v. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

tone, change the color tone of

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

temper, harden

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

palliate, extenuate, mitigate

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

stuff, fill completely

v. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

absorb, become imbued with

v. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

absorb

v. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

dampen, reduce the amplitude of

v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

muffle, mute, damp, deaden, dampen, tone down

v. of sounds or images

submit

v. yield to the control of another

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break, interrupt, end prematurely

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break, break in

v. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

sharpen, make sharper

v. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

harden

v. become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"

harden, make harder, make hard

v. make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"

stand, remain firm

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, make lively

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

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