softening

soft·en  (sôfn, sfn)

v. soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens

v.tr.

1. To make soft or softer.

2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.

3. To make less harsh, strident, or critical: softened the last paragraph of the letter.

v.intr.

To become soft or softer.

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soften·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	softening - the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat" maceration - softening due to soaking or steeping natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
Adj.	1.	softening - having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin demulcent, emollient, salving soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight

Translations

softening [ˈsɒfnɪŋ] N [of ground, metal, leather] → reblandecimiento m (Fin) [of economy, market] → debilitamiento m
softening of the brain → reblandecimiento m cerebral
there has been a softening of his attitude/position → ha suavizado or moderado su actitud/posición

softening

n

(lit) → Weichmachen nt; softening of the brain (Med) → Gehirnerweichung f

(fig, of person) → Erweichen nt; (of anger, resistance) → Nachlassen nt; there has been a softening of his attitude → er ist nachgiebiger geworden