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：2025/11/25
soften up
Verb
broadly
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(物理的に)柔らかくする、柔軟にする / （比喩的に）心を和らげる、口説き落とす、説得して受け入れやすくする / （状態が）緩和する、固執が薄れる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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To make softer. / (by extension, idiomatic) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal. / To become less committed to something.
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soften up
Before sewing the old denim jacket, she washed it to soften up the fabric.
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Before sewing the old denim jacket, she washed it to soften up the fabric.
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