Словарь синонимов английского языка - soften

(v) 1. Often, soften up. melt, affect, mollify, mellow, palliate, soothe, relah, appease: Nothing would soften the heart of that cruel tyrant. 2. mitigate, assuage, diminish, moderate, reduce, cushion, lessen, weaken, allay, ease, lighten, abate, temper, relieve* Can't you think of some way to soften the blow of such bad news? 3. muffle, deaden, damp, soft-pedal, loweb, still, quiet, tone down, lessen, diminish, lighten, turn down, quell, Chiefly Brit quieten: Try to soften the high notes and bring up the bass. 4. give in, succumb, surrender, yield, agree, consent, concur, assent, give way, relax, ease (up), let up: The commidtee finally softened and allowed the park to be used for games.