simple past tense and past participle of soften up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of soften up

(transitive) To create or produce something, seemingly magically. / (transitive) To call up or command a spirit or devil by an incantation. / (transitive) To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.

(criminology, slang) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. / To furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.

(informal, intransitive) To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.

To repair; mend. / To remake. / To make up; invent.

(transitive) To gather (especially people or dogs) together, calling them by whistling.

(transitive) To coach; to instruct.

An upward location. (Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, above.) / In heaven.

(horticulture, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.