Synonyms

milden

American

[mahyl-dn] / ˈmaɪl dn /

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become mild or milder.

milden British

/ ˈmaɪldən /

verb

to make or become mild or milder

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Etymology

Origin of milden

First recorded in 1595–1605; mild + -en ¹

Example Sentences

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Pan Grothus was thinking how to milden the pain which he had roused in Pan Gideon unwittingly, and how to console the man in suffering.

From On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Then the hag prostrated herself before the queen, and begged with much fervour that she should intercede with the king for her, that he might milden her sentence.

From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by Halidom, M. Y.

From the narrative it was possible to divine that Darvid had shown at first an inclination to milden the demands on his son, but afterward despotic habits and practical views had won the victory.

From The Argonauts by Curtin, Jeremiah

There was more wet in the air and it seemed likely to both men that the weather would "milden" toward afternoon and make the going safer.

From Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith

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