milden (mildn)

[= Dan. mildne; as mild + -en1.] I. in trans. To become mild; grow le severe, stringent, or intense; soften: as, the weather gradually mildens. Imp. Dict. II. trans. To render mild, in any sense; make le severe, stringent, or intense; soften. The political tone is also mildened in the revision. Lowell , Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 215. mildernixt, n. A coarse linen used for sailcloth. Draper's Dict .