ruffianize
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Example:After years of peaceful negotiation, the situation softened, ruffianizing tendencies gradually lessened.
Definition:To make (a hard substance) less hard; to make less harsh in character, mode, or manner; to mollify.
From soften
Example:The judge tried to humanize the hardened criminals, but his efforts to ruffianize them only made their behavior more unpredictable.
Definition:To make less harsh, more humane; to make less violent or cruel.
From humanize
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