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soften up
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1.
general
neutral
informal
To prepare someone emotionally or mentally to accept persuasion, a proposal, or a request; to make more amenable or receptive.
2.
general
informal
colloquial
To become more willing to comply with sexual advances or to yield to intimate persuasion.
3.
general
military
neutral
To weaken enemy defenses, positions, or will to resist through preliminary bombardment, air strikes, artillery fire, or other preparatory attacks.
4.
general
formal
political
military
To undermine morale, cohesion, or resistance by psychological means such as propaganda, deception, or sustained pressure.
5.
general
neutral
To make something physically softer, more pliable, or easier to chew or handle (literal sense).
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