zmiękczyć

== Polish == === Etymology === From z- + miękczyć. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzmjɛŋk.t͡ʂɘt͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɛŋkt͡ʂɘt͡ɕ Syllabification: zmięk‧czyć === Verb === zmiękczyć pf (imperfective zmiękczać or miękczyć) (transitive) to soften (to make soft or softer) Synonym: rozmiękczyć Antonym: utwardzić (transitive) to soften up, to temper (to make less harsh) (transitive, figurative) to soften, to touch, to move (to affect emotionally) Synonyms: rozczulić, rozmiękczyć, roztkliwić, wzruszyć (transitive, colloquial) to soften up, to butter up (to appease someone in order to make them more receptive to some proposal) (phonetics, transitive) to palatalize (to pronounce with the tongue against the palate of the mouth) (reflexive with się) to soften (to become soft) (reflexive with się) to palatalize, to be palatalized ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “zmiękczyć”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “zmiękczyć się”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “zmiękczyć”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)