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Webster 1913 Edition

Softening

Sof′ten-ing

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Adj.
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Noun.
from
Soften
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Verb.
Softening of the brain
, or
Cerebral softening
(Med.)
,
a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and representing different stages of the morbid process, are known respectively as red, yellow, and white, softening.

Webster 1828 Edition

Softening

SOFT'ENING

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ppr.
Making more soft; making less rough or cruel, &c.

SOFT'ENING

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Noun.
The act of making less hard, less cruel or obdurate, less violent, less glaring. &c.

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