Definitions from Wiktionary (soften up)
▸ verb: To make softer.
▸ verb: (by extension, idiomatic) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
▸ verb: To become less committed to something.
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▸ verb: To make softer.
▸ verb: (by extension, idiomatic) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
▸ verb: To become less committed to something.
Similar:
soften,
soften the blow,
mellow,
unharden,
mellow out,
let down,
nesh,
melt,
tone down,
neshen,
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