Soften vs Softness - What's the difference?
soften | softness |
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
As a verb soften
is to make something soft or softer.As a noun softness is
the quality of being soft.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.