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What is another word for
soften
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To make or become physically soft or softer
To make or become less harsh or severe
To subside or become less intense
To cause to become physically weaker
To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance
To make or become liquefied by heat
To soften or be softened, especially by soaking
To make a strong, lasting, or favorable impression on
To become (more) pale or white in color or complexion
To flatter someone in an attempt to persuade them
To yield or lose one's resolve
To make or become friendlier or more cordial
To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a particular use or situation
To make something, typically meat, more tender
To soften, especially by kneading with the hands
To impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
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Verb
▲
To make or become physically soft or softer
tenderise
UK
tenderize
US
unstiffen
relax
mellow
make softer
make pliable
make tender
become tender
“Braising and stewing dissolve the connective tissues and
soften
the meat by prolonged heating.”
Verb
▲
To make or become less harsh or severe
moderate
mitigate
diminish
temper
ease
mollify
relieve
dull
deaden
palliate
decrease
lessen
abate
cushion
lighten
blunt
relax
quell
reduce
lower
gentle
muffle
qualify
lenify
subdue
buffer
tone down
take the edge off
allay
alleviate
soothe
assuage
calm
dampen
quieten
weaken
quiet
stifle
mute
still
suppress
smother
check
cool
restrain
mellow
curb
pacify
silence
attenuate
damp
appease
placate
lull
settle
tranquilize
US
sweeten
hush
squelch
help
tranquillise
UK
compose
control
repress
dilute
modify
modulate
muzzle
curtail
mask
take the sting out
damp down
soft-pedal
extenuate
calm down
absorb
turn down
contain
minimize
US
minimise
UK
pipe down
put a damper on
take the bite out
cut
ameliorate
regulate
depress
constrain
gag
numb
conciliate
shush
comfort
propitiate
keep it down
decrease the volume
smooth
dulcify
tame
de-escalate
extinguish
keep in check
remit
bridle
loosen
settle down
drown
put the lid on
slacken
disarm
inhibit
overcome
salve
water down
ebb
dumb
rein in
heal
play down
pour oil on
ease up
put damper on
ease off
wind down
limit
make less intense
quieten down
shut up
drown out
buttress
benumb
degrade
slake
thin
resolve
impair
steady
adjust
restrict
dispel
quash
govern
fix
console
blanket
obtund
depreciate
balm
commute
satisfy
stabilize
US
squash
soak up
temperate
slow down
kill
lick
reconcile
cut down
chill out
content
cure
cool off
fix up
take the sting out of
hold in check
stabilise
UK
smooth down
solace
get under control
cool out
anesthetize
US
get rid of
hold back
make peace with
win over
break
quiet down
let up on
shorten
bolster
pillow
quench
address
improve
retard
discount
milden
revise
slow
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
becalm
excuse
make less
take the bite out of
lullaby
make reasonable
gruntle
reduce the force of
anaesthetize
UK
take sting out
patch things up
reduce the effect of
humour
UK
humor
US
put out a fire
do damage control
taper
untrouble
unburden
scale down
melt
anaesthetise
UK
hold in
put an end to
shrink
wane
erode
contract
subside
decrement
master
protect against
mince
make less painful
rectify
remedy
hold
untighten
release
slack
measure
keep under control
meet halfway
rule
dwindle
downsize
crush
mend
keep
defend against
shield against
soften up
sugar the pill
conquer
blur
muddy up
banish
neutralize
US
arrest
take pressure off
dissipate
dismiss
defuse
neutralise
UK
lay off
roll back
cut back
abase
wear away
peter out
wear down
eliminate
destroy
sober
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
soberize
reduce the impact of
safeguard against
become peaceful
become calm
discipline
take the heat off
smooth out
clear the air
loose
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
patch up
put to rights
iron out
sort out
tail off
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
clamp down on
crack down on
put down
keep a lid on
keep the lid on
nip in the bud
slap down
snuff out
cheer
humble
cool down
stem
cow
reclaim
bust
reassure
staunch
deflate
harsh
assure
pull in
get the better of
brighten
desensitize
US
deconflict
get a grip on
support
make inaudible
stroke
counteract
undermine
grease
pacificate
vary
punctuate
succor
US
succour
UK
stop
liss
interrupt
make less active
assist
prevent
aid
break up
upraise
smooth over
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
butter up
lay back
bring respite to
sate
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
clear the air with
cauterize
US
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
make peace
bring an end to
buck up
hebetate
desensitise
UK
cauterise
UK
bedim
give solace to
condole with
take load off
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
fade
dip
darken
pale
dim
make dim
make faint
make less bright
make better
treat
doctor
hearten
encourage
cheer up
nurse
inspirit
uplift
rehabilitate
buoy up
attend to
put at ease
gladden
restore
condole
lift
medicate
rehab
bring comfort to
make well
let up
meliorate
satiate
decline
recede
fall
relent
boost
elevate
buoy
gratify
sink
commiserate
pall
set right
commiserate with
collect
better
besoothe
sedate
sympathize with
give condolences to
drop off
taper off
put one's mind to rest
fall away
die down
phase down
re-collect
drain away
die away
drop away
die out
treat successfully
ratchet down
make whole
minister to
restore to health
make healthy
attend
nourish
deplete
drop
downscale
crumble
disintegrate
free
set up
restore to normality
reanimate
envigorate
UK
revitalise
UK
enliven
revitalize
US
invigorate
US
rachet down
grow less
give respite to
lighten burden
empathize with
give sympathy to
quiet fears
give a lift to
square
make one feel at ease
amend
cleanse
dose
indulge
fulfil
UK
accommodate
animate
feed
fortify
brace
decelerate
pity
unlax
unknot
unclench
oblige
fulfill
US
favour
UK
favor
US
perk up
become less rigid
let go
become less tense
become less stiff
cater to
trammel
intern
confine
gee up
restore someone's confidence
give confidence
snap one out of it
give a lift
dispel someone's fears
restore confidence to
pick up
bolster someone's confidence
set your mind at rest
comply with
provide for
pander to
give in to
fawn on
keep down
become weaker
cool it
fade away
express sympathy to
show compassion to
show fellow feeling to
express sympathy
express sympathy for
more ❯
“He hadn't even bothered to attempt to
soften
his words. His lack of consideration for her feelings left Lexie cold.”
Verb
▲
To subside or become less intense
subside
abate
lessen
diminish
moderate
wane
dwindle
ease
recede
ebb
decrease
decline
slacken
weaken
drop
fade
cease
ease up
taper off
drop off
let up
die down
fall away
die out
phase down
slacken off
peter out
ratchet down
grow less
level off
calm down
lower
reduce
shrink
relent
taper
fall
remit
mitigate
relax
pall
de-escalate
alleviate
drain away
die away
attenuate
contract
temper
ease off
slow down
depress
slack off
lighten
decay
sink
check
devaluate
deteriorate
depreciate
tail off
fall off
rachet down
blunt
flag
plummet
cut
quieten
degenerate
slump
drain
erode
crumble
blur
slash
wither
droop
slack
quell
curb
quiet
wind down
settle
waste
grow smaller
become smaller
get less
evaporate
shrivel
restrain
dry up
run low
wear away
lose edge
narrow down
wear down
minimize
US
slow
plunge
modulate
minimise
UK
slake
sag
decrement
decimate
become less
descend
become less intense
calm
slip
terminate
melt
lull
still
devalue
cheapen
come to a stop
melt away
come to an end
settle down
quieten down
downgrade
break
discount
devalorize
deflate
worsen
lower in price
mark down
write off
write down
lower in value
rebate
curtail
modify
peter
tail away
cut down
allay
assuage
dull
deaden
mollify
palliate
dampen
nosedive
dilute
impair
close
thin
minify
desist
tame
clip
tone down
go down
waste away
drop away
take the edge off
die off
cut back
soft-pedal
take the sting out
take the bite out
roll back
come down
slack up
fade away
trail
downscale
downsize
go downhill
trail off
fail
deplete
subdue
vanish
cool off
take a nosedive
dip
regress
tumble
relieve
dive
crash
disappear
crater
slope
dim
dent
dissolve
atrophy
decelerate
collapse
pare down
become weaker
go through the floor
fade out
hit the floor
knock down
fall short
get smaller
cool
unlax
retire
languish
downturn
wilt
bate
stop
finish
drop down
chill out
cool it
die away or out
die away or down
release
quash
disengage
wear off
close out
make less
turn down
abbreviate
extenuate
retrench
thin out
disintegrate
trail away
evanesce
be on the way out
give way
give in
grow faint
become weak
draw to a close
phase out
thin down
put a lid on
fizzle out
make smaller
take it easy
prune
dock
relapse
totter
lose
lapse
skid
trim
drag
buckle
backslide
go easy
flop
scale down
bow out
lose value
cave in
cut back on
go into a tailspin
fold up
decrease in value
break down
become lower
decline in price
hit the dirt
tip over
take a header
make reductions in
be precipitated
make cutbacks in
retrench on
salami-slice
slim down
more ❯
“I knew that if I could get back on the yoga mat and move, some of the pain would
soften
, and my mood would lift.”
Verb
▲
To cause to become physically weaker
weaken
debilitate
enfeeble
enervate
sap
devitalize
tire
prostrate
waste
etiolate
exhaust
cripple
incapacitate
undermine
fatigue
drain
weary
disable
wear out
knacker
make feeble
do in
indispose
immobilize
US
paralyse
UK
paralyze
US
torpefy
immobilise
UK
knock out
lay low
frazzle
make weak
impair
shatter
poop
emasculate
deplete
vitiate
attenuate
reduce
wash out
put out of action
wear to a frazzle
take it out of
sap your strength
tax
overtire
erode
disempower
overtax
jade
whack
impoverish
diminish
eviscerate
destroy
handicap
blunt
ruin
wreck
tire out
make feebler
render infirm
deprive of force
remove the sting from
reduce the powers of
sap the strength of
sicken
lessen
lower
subvert
hamstring
encumber
hamper
injure
hinder
hurt
mar
harm
extenuate
unstrengthen
disarm
depress
overthrow
mow
defeat
confine to bed
confine to a wheelchair
eat away
rob from
wear away
wear down
bring someone to their knees
make powerless
make weary
make helpless
make impotent
bring low
tucker out
dilute
water down
flag
reduce the power of
languish
wilt
sink
droop
falter
strain
pain
lose energy
give out
grow weak
lose strength
run out of gas
bush
damage
break
burn out
wear
bust
kill
outwear
tucker
poop out
compromise
harass
impede
conk out
peter out
spoil
maim
lame
disfigure
mutilate
deface
deteriorate
do up
threaten
sabotage
overwork
foul up
wither
decrease
tarnish
blemish
destabilize
US
corrode
shrink
mangle
sag
succumb
overexert
fizzle
overextend
overfatigue
debase
devaluate
thwart
destabilise
UK
make lame
run ragged
detract from
atrophy
shrivel
wound
blight
fade
emaciate
corrupt
flaw
endamage
torpedo
crab
crush
cheapen
batter
bloody
drop
bedraggle
overdo
disrupt
dent
bankrupt
draw
smash
devalue
worsen
hobble
dislimb
cross up
prejudice
mess up
foul
shake
rough up
invalidate
shake up
take out
shag out
suck dry
be detrimental to
drain of energy
make tired
bore
consume
burden
gnaw
plague
bonk
drowse
hock
palsy
sideline
stifle
dismember
hit the wall
oppress
glut
fail
weigh
jeopardize
US
use up
have a bad effect on
ravage
cause ennui
grow tired
annihilate
afflict
dismantle
taint
trash
pull the rug out from under
root
undo
shock
scorch
blast
inconvenience
abate
demolish
decay
interfere with
jeopardise
UK
screw up
smash up
louse up
muck up
be prejudicial to
drive a nail into the coffin of
be deleterious to
be disadvantageous to
mitigate
assuage
temper
numb
minimize
US
undercut
minimise
UK
foil
frustrate
lighten
cause detriment to
do harm to
wreak havoc on
soothe
wipe out
nearly kill
contract
deaden
benumb
obtund
dull
wear oneself to a shadow
run into the ground
calm
chip away
wear oneself to a frazzle
put out of commission
throw a monkey wrench into
degenerate
tire yourself out
wear yourself out
dwindle
perish
take
bruise
sandbag
scar
crumble
dissipate
thin
negate
render powerless
deform
deflate
disintegrate
total
constrict
offset
degrade
demean
take the edge off
wizen
abase
mangulate
queer
make sleepy
halt
pervert
scathe
waste away
deprave
stop
wear on
ding
tweak
crool
shrivel up
deactivate
warp
pique
wax
unfit
disqualify
debauch
poison
hack up
put the kibosh on
smirch
draw blood
chasten
make useless
disenable
bastardize
US
jam
profane
demoralize
US
inactivate
prostitute
kibosh
canker
blacken
bemean
bring to a screeching halt
prevent from moving
bring to a standstill
throw monkey wrench in
render inoperative
make inoperative
prevent from working
bring to a halt
render inactive
render incapable
demoralise
UK
bastardise
UK
take down
drag through the mud
cast down
lower the status of
reduce the status of
drag down
more ❯
“This diplomatic illness would
soften
her heart and, each time, she would pay.”
Verb
▲
To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance
minimise
UK
minimize
US
diminish
downplay
lessen
reduce
underrate
undervalue
understate
moderate
trivialise
UK
trivialize
US
underestimate
devalue
whitewash
minify
underplay
misprize
weaken
deemphasize
mitigate
deprecate
discount
extenuate
cheapen
qualify
temper
minimalize
de-emphasize
play down
soft-pedal
gloss over
make light of
shrug off
sell short
brush aside
tone down
talk down
make little of
detract from
hold cheap
pooh-pooh
make light
brush off
take lightly
underemphasize
downgrade
set little store by
make nothing of
hold back
set no store by
undertone
dumb down
attach little importance to
give a lower profile
give little weight to
think nothing of
belittle
dismiss
disregard
depreciate
disparage
palliate
overlook
ignore
treat lightly
scoff at
rate too low
do an injustice to
laugh off
pass over
not do justice to
rationalize
US
sugarcoat
rationalise
UK
overpass
reject
neglect
treat as unimportant
paper over
gloze over
wink at
blink at
derogate
prettify
euphemize
justify
vilipend
condone
forgive
excuse
remit
pardon
take for granted
be wrong about
soften up
think too little of
cock a snook at
brush something under the carpet
think little of
mince words
pay no attention to
explain away
take no notice of
underprice
deflate
slight
disesteem
put down
belie
deal rapidly with
fail to appreciate
be casual about
hold in contempt
set too little store by
disvalue
gloss
varnish
mince
make a joke of
joke about
forget
not do justice
subdue
cover up
shush
smooth over
gild the pill
candy-coat
sugarcoat the pill
misjudge
underween
pay no heed to
shake off
blue-pencil
put on the soft pedal
hush-hush
go easy
look down on
disbelieve
discard
dispel
undersell
doubt
omit
take no account of
lay aside
take with a pinch of salt
give no credence to
write off
set aside
spurn
flout
shut eyes to
wave aside
think no more of
push aside
sweep aside
underutilize
turn a blind eye to
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
underexploit
forget about
underuse
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make or become liquefied by heat
melt
thaw
liquefy
dissolve
flux
deliquesce
fuse
run
unfreeze
liquify
diffuse
liquesce
defrost
smelt
warm
render
vaporise
UK
vaporize
US
flow
clarify
cook
disintegrate
go
melt down
thaw out
waste away
relent
become liquid
open up
deice
become soft
de-ice
solvate
incorporate
become a solution
break down
go into solution
reduce
melt away
fluidify
defront
boil down
liquidize
US
precipitate
condense
liquidate
liquidise
UK
make liquid
turn to liquid
cast
found
produce
manufacture
more ❯
Verb
▲
To soften or be softened, especially by soaking
macerate
pulp
mash
squash
liquefy
deliquesce
puree
cream
crush
smash
pound
liquidize
US
beat
grind
mince
triturate
mangle
purée
mush
liquidise
UK
bruise
emulsify
press
sieve
shred
mill
pulverize
US
comminute
levigate
bray
gelatinate
pulverise
UK
coagulate
blend
combine
whip
chew
reduce
masticate
squish
brew
infuse
scrunch
decoct
hash
mush up
squeeze
express
trample
extract
flatten
powder
tread on
granulate
mull
compress
atomize
disintegrate
pestle
force
squelch
press out
stamp on
tread
kibble
process
compact
tamp down
press down
squeeze out
crumble
fragment
grate
crunch
powderize
champ
splinter
contriturate
tromp
flour
fragmentalize
abrade
micronize
fragmentize
turn to dust
chop up
break up
splat
squidge
smush
chop into pieces
tramp
step on
walk over
tramp on
trample on
more ❯
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▲
To make a strong, lasting, or favorable impression on
move
affect
touch
arouse
grab
impact
impassion
impress
influence
inspire
melt
stimulate
stir
agitate
disquiet
strike
disturb
excite
hit
shake
upset
reach
sway
have an impact on
tug at your heartstrings
make an impression on
tell on
sadden
pain
dispirit
dishearten
distress
tug at the heart
make sad
arouse sympathy
arouse pity
have an effect on
get to
get
overcome
make an impression
get through to
impact on
involve
mark
carry
quicken
overwhelm
fill with emotion
touch a chord
strike a chord
register with
leave an impression on
leave a mark on
make an impact
carry weight with
get through
animate
infect
faze
bias
take hold of
impress on
hit hard
strike at
exert influence on
shake up
emotionally move
prevail over
cross
occur
spring to mind
come to the mind of
come to
come to mind
go through one's head
present itself
leap to mind
dawn on
emerge to
enter one's head
cross your mind
occur to
make an impact on
come into one's consciousness
enter one's mind
cut a figure
cause a stir
make your mark
attract attention
make a splash
send a message
make your presence felt
catch the eye
stick in someone's mind
cause others to take notice
get noticed
make a statement
cause a sensation
turn heads
more ❯
Verb
▲
To become (more) pale or white in color or complexion
pale
whiten
blanch
fade
bleach
blench
dull
decolorize
lighten
snow
faint
etiolate
evanish
tarnish
discolour
UK
discolor
US
wash out
become pale
go white
go pale
grow pale
turn white
turn pale
grow dull
lose color
lose colour
lose luster
become washed out
neutralize
US
decolour
dim
clear
decolor
achromatize
neutralise
UK
tone down
make pale
lose brightness
grow dim
become colorless
become paler
become lighter
peroxide
turn pallid
make white
make pallid
lose lustre
gray
US
grey
UK
become bleached
drain of color
lose its colour
white
frost
whitewash
blanco
become white
be washed out
diminish
lessen
decrease
dwindle
reduce
recede
pale into insignificance
lose significance
decrease in importance
more ❯
Verb
▲
To flatter someone in an attempt to persuade them
cajole
flatter
adulate
praise
glorify
charm
stroke
bootlick
blarney
brownnose
flannel
humour
UK
humor
US
wheedle
panegyrize
overpraise
belaud
fawn
grovel
himor
honey
oil
puff
sweet-talk
fawn on
butter up
express admiration for
soft-soap
wax lyrical about
suck up to
play up to
be all over
build up
compliment excessively
hero-worship
pander to
lay it on thick
apple polish
spread it on
massage one's ego
rub the right way
inveigle
work on
massage
coax
persuade
creep to
crawl to
blandish
talk into
compliment
admire
commend
work over
pay court to
beslaver
pay tribute to
pay blandishments to
say nice things about
sweeten up
snow
make much of
laud
lay it on with a trowel
entice
beguile
tempt
lure
induce
influence
allure
urge
palaver
get
press
con
worm
hook
wangle
importune
barter
sell
argue into
prevail upon
arm-twist
rope in
court
brown-nose
curry favor with
US
curry favour
UK
suck up
rub up the right way
abase oneself to
be obsequious towards
make up to
be sycophantic towards
keep someone sweet
demean oneself to
bow and scrape to
prevail on
prostrate oneself to
ingratiate oneself with
be servile towards
toady to
grovel to
get round
kowtow to
curry favor
US
fall all over
curry favour with
UK
get on the right side of
truckle to
dance attendance on
toady
woo
kowtow
crawl
truckle
lick someone's boots
apple-polish
creep
win over
be servile
fawn over
smooth-talk
be obsequious
kiss one's feet
cringe
pander
ingratiate yourself
sway
cower
fuss
humble oneself
bow and scrape
prostrate oneself
soften up
be sycophantic
revere
seduce
abase yourself
behave obsequiously
bring round
cater to
lay it on
talk
elevate
worship
gush over
convince
manoeuvre
UK
argue
coerce
be obsequious to
fall on one's knees
kiss up to
smoodge to
maneuver
US
pay court
try to get on the good side of
seek the favour of
honey up
defer to
put on a pedestal
adore
venerate
puff up
lionize
US
rave over
submit
stoop
yield
defer
encourage
solicit
fawn upon
lionise
UK
abase oneself before
cultivate
eat crow
be servile to
ingratiate
give in
snivel
bow to
soothe
knuckle under
kiss-up
be sycophantic to
finagle
scratch one's back
try to win over
soap
throw oneself at someone's feet
kiss the feet of
submit to
draw
kiss someone's feet
get in with
cozy up
make
reason
prod
humiliate yourself
prostrate oneself before
eat humble pie
win the favor of
back-scratch
kneel
get around
plague
twist one's arm
pester
come on
decoy
talk someone into something
tease
jawbone
prostrate
toe the mark
do everything for
bend
pay homage
cave in
show deference
go along with
overdo it
sweet talk
slaver
use flattery
talk blarney
butter up to
appease
to butter up
bow
fall over oneself for
fanboy
cave in to
be at beck and call
sing the praises of
abase oneself
praise to excess
bow and scrape before
praise to the skies
fangirl
kneel before
smarm around
grovel before
cringe before
buddy up
quail
stroke one's ego
exalt
roose
entreat
beg
implore
genuflect
show respect for
pamper
eat dirt
demean oneself
concede
play up
bend the knee
give way
crouch
more ❯
Verb
▲
To yield or lose one's resolve
weaken
succumb
yield
relent
acquiesce
accede
bend
waver
give in
cave in
give way
come round
ease off
ease up
surrender
submit
capitulate
concede
bow
quit
fold
budge
back down
give up
knuckle under
cede
break
resign
buckle
backpedal
blink
say uncle
cry uncle
give oneself over
throw in the sponge
let go
turn over
be beaten
show the white flag
come to terms
give up the struggle
fall victim
accept defeat
be overcome
be overwhelmed
lay down
abdicate
lay down arms
defer
throw in the towel
raise the white flag
cry quits
turn in
resign yourself
concede defeat
fold up
call it quits
admit defeat
be conquered
climb down
suffer defeat
fall
comply
assent
agree
go under
accept
go down
wave the white flag
give in to
buckle under
lose
crumble
be defeated
bow to
cave
kowtow
relinquish
fail
collapse
be the loser
comply with
come off second-best
be bested by
lose out
bow out
be trounced
be vanquished
be overcome by
be overwhelmed by
be conquered by
come up short
roll over
toss it in
pack it in
put up white flag
yield to
truckle
knuckle
concur
approve
keel
subscribe
consent
agree with
take a licking
fall short
be beaten by
throw in your hand
acquiesce in
be humbled
crash out
take a beating
concur with
chicken out
make concessions
give yourself up
hoist the white flag
eat crow
fall victim to
submit to
go along with
give way to
vail
retreat
adhere
conform
throw up one's hands
give
surrender to
throw up the sponge
chuck it in
show white flag
heed
observe
fall in line
give away the store
come to grief
default
get the worst
have the worst
be worsted
subjugate
genuflect
subdue
humble oneself
be submissive
bend the knee
give ground
drop
die of
desist
suffer
come a cropper
be taken to cleaners
meet one's Waterloo
be outdistanced
cooperate with
eat humble pie
roll over and play dead
recognize
US
act in accordance with
be servile
have no fight left
back off
wimp out
drop a bundle
concede to
make a deal
abide by
accede to
conform to
play ball
grant
compromise
be overthrown
pull out
acknowledge
bail out
cut out
be overthrown by
be defeated by
be taken by
eat dirt
be converted
be won over
be persuaded
change your mind
recognise
UK
be destroyed by
be vanquished by
be won over by
be converted to
be persuaded by
see eye to eye
lie down
be a casualty to
be smitten by
pass into the hands of
honour
UK
respect
honor
US
accommodate
obey
fall to pieces
pass into enemy hands
lose one's position to
admit
resign oneself to
be deferential
come off second best
be unsuccessful
get the worst of it
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make or become friendlier or more cordial
thaw
relax
mellow
warm up
become friendlier
loosen up
become more genial
become more sociable
become more relaxed
Verb
▲
To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a particular use or situation
condition
prepare
prime
adapt
process
ready
temper
acclimate
acclimatise
UK
acclimatize
US
adjust
fashion
fit
shape
tailor
treat
accommodate
conform
doctor
edit
put
season
suit
make ready
accustom
habituate
familiarize
US
attune
reconcile
familiarise
UK
acculturate
assimilate
tune
get used to
modify
harden
alter
inure
harmonize
US
integrate
orientate
orient
harmonise
UK
tailor-make
settle
find your feet
get accustomed
change
convert
familiarize with
customize
US
regulate
become accustomed to
introduce
customise
UK
readjust
acquaint
come to terms with
mould
UK
initiate
make
fit in
mold
US
get used
square
quadrate
become accustomed
coordinate
naturalize
US
familiarize oneself with
become seasoned
compose
naturalise
UK
domesticate
align
design
transform
reshape
revise
match
set
remodel
tweak
come to accept
learn to live with
settle in
break in
climatize
key
form
acculture
accord
cut
pattern
frame
balance
model
create
arrange
rework
make used to
revamp
fix
trim
improve
become acquainted with
vary
amend
make used
become resigned
get to know
shape up
proportion
play oneself in
learn about
get your bearings
become naturalized
readapt
organize
US
organise
UK
get comfortable
make consistent
get comfy
get used to it
toughen
desensitize
US
desensitise
UK
case-harden
plan
discipline
comply
resign
plot
wont
correspond
realign
take to
blend in
refashion
redesign
restyle
get lay of land
become adept in
introduce to
habituate to
size
measure
dispose
find one's way around
reconstruct
reorganize
US
qualify
redo
true up
set straight
position
put in position
put in place
make appropriate to
make fitting to
make appropriate for
make fitting for
refine
metamorphose
bend
conciliate
reorganise
UK
modulate
make adjustments to
make alterations to
define
make improvements to
blend
follow
reconciliate
develop
grow accustomed to
become used to
affect
influence
make agree
go along to get along
run with the pack
roll with punches
follow the crowd
follow tradition
be guided by
be conventional
follow custom
follow convention
keep in step
follow beaten path
swim with the stream
be in harmony with
be in tune with
be in accord with
guide
produce
determine
devise
construct
build
sculpt
cast
grow
chart
choreograph
personalize
US
style
rectify
calibrate
rearrange
order
rejig
sculpture
become
map out
lay out
enhance
reform
repair
gear
correct
normalize
US
carve
hew
whittle
dovetail
redress
jigger
recast
overhaul
personalise
UK
normalise
UK
grade
sharpen
twiddle
focus
tighten
troubleshoot
mend
straighten
sort
resign yourself
custom-make
fine-tune
forge
block
manipulate
custom-build
become inured
make to order
patch up
bring into line
fiddle with
make good
fix up
see to
make conform
put right
set right
put in working order
set to rights
tune up
cut to fit
make to measure
roughhew
assemble
pat
crystallise
UK
smooth
fabricate
throw together
crystallize
US
mint
block out
knead
bring together
chisel
shift
renovate
emend
remake
reorder
recondition
make over
reorient
evolve
recalibrate
remould
UK
rebuild
remold
US
update
switch
mutate
sort out
reorientate
turn
reshuffle
transpose
restore
upgrade
redraft
replace
transmute
transfigure
move
debug
straighten out
remedy
control
interchange
set up
systematize
US
renew
patch
rewrite
cure
refurbish
right
revolutionize
US
put in order
methodize
permute
program
US
reconstitute
programme
UK
revolutionise
UK
reconfigure
moderate
systematise
UK
standardize
US
do up
reverse
transition
turn around
better
manage
service
rehabilitate
swap
array
ameliorate
range
morph
refit
permutate
rehash
retool
standardise
UK
scrub
regenerate
reset
transmogrify
rejigger
metastasize
metamorphize
retract
put to rights
deal with
synchronize
US
red-pencil
dial back
line up
segue
touch up
redraw
transmutate
rescript
restructure
modernize
US
transfer
rebrand
swing
vacillate
substitute
veer
resolve
marshal
UK
redevelop
group
synchronise
UK
classify
fettle
diversify
translate
codify
change gears on
retread
flip-flop on
modernise
UK
reword
flip-flop
reposition
yo-yo on
marshall
US
make different
configure
clean up
redistribute
clear up
make right
draw up
rephrase
redeploy
shuffle
regroup
redispose
rejuvenate
optimise
UK
optimize
US
heal
reinvent
retrieve
time
switch over
shift gears
relocate
retouch
emendate
catalogue
UK
tabulate
freshen up
shake up
categorize
US
become different
make a change
distribute
alternate
catalog
US
file
reclaim
rank
warp
index
systemize
tidy up
launder
commute
swap round
change round
change around
fine tune
make changes to
tamper with
switch round
put back together
restore to working order
make innovations
review
make as good as new
regiment
triage
iron out
make better
make up for
set out
go over
straighten up
clean up your act
set the record straight
do over
categorise
UK
pay dues
pick up
progress
intonate
maintain
remove
exchange
smarten
pass
transit
displace
govern
budge
smarten up
transubstantiate
diverge
alchemize
fluctuate
inflect
restart
uplift
polish
help
solve
metamorphosize
give facelift
hone
perfect
transplant
dislocate
pull
push
rehab
denature
transmorph
cook
invert
give a face-lift
get working again
get in order
get with it
predispose
stir up
avenge
undergo a change
trade
tinker
get something working
face-lift
correct mid-course
turn the tables
turn the corner
change completely
sing different tune
turn over new leaf
turn upside down
bring up to code
reengineer
phony up
collimate
gauge
UK
reinforce
recompense
go straight
reward
do justice
make amends for
compensate for
bear upon
impinge upon
have an impact on
make improvements
polish up
turn about
row back
undergo a sea change
individualise
UK
individualize
US
revitalize
US
revivify
class
assign
restitute
resurrect
sequence
do a U-turn on
gage
US
remix
tamper
schedule
reenforce
remaster
eat your words
about-face
do an about-turn on
copy-edit
place
line
arrange differently
move round
blue-pencil
establish
tidy
neaten
streamline
revitalise
UK
formalize
US
regularise
UK
alphabetize
locate
formalise
UK
conduct
regularize
US
set in order
put away
space
untangle
unscramble
unravel
rationalize
US
initialize
US
write software
initialise
UK
juggle
write instructions
make an alteration
play around with
make an adjustment
reschedule
compile
book
rationalise
UK
re-create
list
structure
slot in
fix a time for
prearrange
timetable
diary
pencil in
slate
orchestrate
doctor up
prioritize
US
constitute
advance
maneuver
US
take care of
handle
administer
act with
manoeuvre
UK
concoct
act on
attend to
work
work on
effect
perform on
remove errors
work the bugs out of
collocate
pigeonhole
repackage
rewrap
rebox
repack
spring-clean
consolidate
inventory
formulate
correlate
move around
allineate
switch up
switch things up
change things up
switch it up
change up
prioritise
UK
whip into shape
combine
lick into shape
put straight
knock into shape
curate
stand
justify
turn things around
gather
muster
seat
shepherd
even up
spread out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make something, typically meat, more tender
tenderize
US
beat
hit
marinate
pound
prepare
soak
tenderise
UK
Verb
▲
To soften, especially by kneading with the hands
malaxate
knead
malax
massage
mold
US
form
shape
squeeze
mould
UK
press
wring
ply
manipulate
twist
blend
crush
stroke
mix
pummel
US
pound
rub
work
push
pummelled
UK
alter
scrunch
flatten
compress
wrench
smooth
squash
pat
mash
pinch
nip
screw
turn
writhe
curl
contort
mangle
strain
coil
Verb
▲
To impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
undermine
impede
inhibit
subvert
sabotage
frustrate
obstruct
thwart
disempower
curb
disrupt
restrain
stymie
foil
encumber
hinder
handicap
trammel
destabilise
UK
destabilize
US
fetter
shake
cumber
hamper
slow
attenuate
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
hamstring
cramp
emasculate
sandbag
sap
botch
challenge
put the kibosh on
drag through the mud
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
poke full of holes
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
cramp one's style
give a hard time
interfere with
stand in the way of
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softened
softened the impact of
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