смягчи́ть

rare #11525

verbperfective imperfective is смягча́ть

1.
to soften, to mitigate, to tone down, to relax (restrictions)
Суд смягчи́л пригово́р.
The court mitigated the sentence.
Of a sentence, a rule, a statement or a tone of voice.
2.
to alleviate, to assuage, to relieve, to ease
Табле́тка смягчи́ла боль.
The pill eased the pain.
Of pain, grief or unpleasant effects.
3.
to soften, to make soft
Крем смягчи́т суху́ю ко́жу.
The cream will soften dry skin.
Of skin, leather, water and similar.
4.
to mollify, to placate, to appease
Её слёзы смягчи́ли отца́.
Her tears mollified her father.
Of a person or their heart.
5.
(rare) to palatalizephonetics
Здесь надо смягчи́ть согла́сный.
Here you have to palatalize the consonant.

Examples

Письмо, разжалобившее судью, помогло смягчить приговор.
The letter, which moved the judge to pity, helped soften the sentence.
Перево́дчик существенно смягчи́л гру́бые слова Тома.
The interpreter considerably softened Tom's crude words.
Судья, разжалобившийся историей подсудимого, смягчил приговор.
The judge, moved by the defendant’s story, handed down a lighter sentence.
Лекарство смягчи́ло его боль.
The medicine decreased his pain.
Крем помогает смягчить кутикулу вокруг ногтя.
The cream helps soften the cuticle around the nail.
Бо́ги создали же́нщин, чтобы смягчи́ть мужчи́н.
Gods created women to tame men.
Судья пожалел малолетку и смягчил наказание.
The judge took pity on the juvenile and reduced the sentence.

Imperative
ты	смягчи́
вы	смягчи́те

Active present	-
Active past	смягчи́вший	having softened, having mitigated, that has alleviated
Passive present	-
Passive past	смягчённый	softened, mitigated, tempered, eased
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	смягчи́в смягчивши	while doing (past)