Difference between Dampen and Soften

DAMPEN vs SOFTEN: VERB

To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite.
To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate.
To make less glaring; to tone down.
To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
To palliate; to represent as less enormous.
To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
To render less hard; -- said of matter.

To put a check or damper upon; make weak or dull; dim; deaden. See damp.
Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
Check
Keep in check (a fire)
To make damp or humid; apply moisture to; wet slightly; damp: as, the grass was dampened by a slight shower; to dampen clothes for ironing.

To remove from (natural water) the hardness due to the presence of salts of calcium or magnesium in solution. In the case of temporary hardness, boiling the water or adding to it a carefully determined proportion of calcium hydroxid is used to produce softening; in the case of permanent hardness, sodium carbonate, not in too large excess, may be added. See hardness, 2.
To become less rude, harsh, severe, or cruel; grow less obstinate or obdurate; become more susceptible of humane feelings and tenderness; relent.
To pass by soft, imperceptible degrees; melt; blend.
To make soft, or more soft.
To mollify; make less fierce or intractable; make more susceptible of humane or fine feelings: as, to soften a hard heart; to soften savage natures.
To make tender; make effeminate; enervate: as, troops softened by luxury.
To make less harsh or severe, less rude, less offensive or violent; mitigate: as, to soften an expression.
To make less glaring; tone down; make less sharp or harsh: as, to soften the coloring of a picture; to soften the outline of something.
To make less strong or intense in sound; make less loud; make smooth to the ear: as, to soften the voice.
To become soft or less hard.

Diminish, Hinder, Hamper, Tone down, Mute, Wash, Moisten, Dull, Break, Deaden, Muffle, Damp, Soften, Weaken, Stifle

Diminish, Lighten, Soothe, Loosen, Lessen, Yield, Mince, Buffer, Damp, Break, Cushion, Moderate, Relent, Dampen, Weaken

Diminish, Hinder, Hamper, Tone down, Mute, Wash, Moisten, Dull, Break, Deaden, Muffle, Damp, Soften, Weaken, Stifle

Assuage, Sweeten, Diminish, Soothe, Loosen, Lessen, Yield, Mince, Buffer, Damp, Break, Cushion, Moderate, Dampen, Weaken

May your memories help to soften her passing.
We used a router to soften the edge.
Moisten your brush so its bristles soften up.
Ragu soften and mellow into the sauce Ingredients.
It does not soften appreciablywhen immersed in water.
How to soften duck canvas: One of the tips you need to use to soften duck cloth is to do a test run first.
Once it starts to soften, I dot it on my face and allow it to soften even more.
As the fire will soften iron, so Makaya will soften the heart.
Personal use that allows you to find the meaning and all words formed with soften, anagrams soften.
My tears are meant to soften you, like waves soften rocks and, eventually, turn them into water.