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View definitions for soften up

soften up

verb as in sugarcoat

verb as in sweeten

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I declare if the very mention of a woman to some of you old baches don't make your heads soften up like a jellyfish in the sun!

There are various kinds of homely women—some who are hideous in blue maybe, but who soften up in pink.

Skins already dry may be placed either in clear water or tan liquor until they soften up.

Three or four days' immersion will usually soften up a very much abused brush.

“Maybe Mr. Kain will soften up when we take the money to him,” Dan said hopefully.

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On this page you'll find 173 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to soften up, such as: allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, and cajole.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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