смягчи́ть
- 1.
to soften, mollify, allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, tone down, relax, palatalize
Examples
Письмо, разжалобившее судью, помогло смягчить приговор.
The letter, which moved the judge to pity, helped soften the sentence.
Судья, разжалобившийся историей подсудимого, смягчил приговор.
The judge, moved by the defendant’s story, handed down a lighter sentence.
Перево́дчик существенно смягчи́л гру́бые слова Тома.
The interpreter considerably softened Tom's crude words.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | смягчу́ |
| ты | - | смягчи́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | смягчи́т |
| мы | - | смягчи́м |
| вы | - | смягчи́те |
| они́ | - | смягча́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | смягчи́ |
| вы | смягчи́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | смягчи́л |
| feminine | смягчи́ла |
| neuter | смягчи́ло |
| plural | смягчи́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having softened, having mitigated, that has alleviated | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | softened, mitigated, tempered, eased, commuted | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | смягчи́в смягчивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсмягча́тьPRO
- смягча́тьto soften; ease or reduce
- смягче́ниеsoftening; mitigation; palatalization
- смягча́тьсяsoften
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| смягчи́ть | - | to soften |
| смягчи́ться | - | soften |
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