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softening

DEFINITIONS OF: softening

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n the process of becoming softer

“refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit”
“he observed the softening of iron by heat”
Types:
maceration
softening due to soaking or steeping
Type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

adj having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Synonyms:
demulcent, emollient, salving
soft
yielding readily to pressure or weight
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