Assuage vs Soften - What's the difference?
assuage | soften | Related terms |
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
* Addison
* Burke
* Byron
* 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
To pacify or soothe (someone).
(obsolete) To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.
To make something soft or softer.
To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up ).
To make less harsh
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To become soft or softer
Assuage is a related term of soften.
In lang=en terms the difference between assuage and soften
is that assuage is to pacify or soothe (someone) while soften is to become soft or softer.As verbs the difference between assuage and soften
is that assuage is to lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc) while soften is to make something soft or softer.assuage
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Verb
(assuag)- Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage .
- to assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man
- the fount at which the panting mind assuages / her thirst of knowledge
- I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost.
Derived terms
* assuagement * assuagerReferences
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*soften
English
Verb
(en verb)- Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
- Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
- Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.
- The butter softened as it warmed up.
