soften the ground (English, verb)
expansion: soften the ground (third-person singular simple present softens the ground, present participle softening the ground, simple past and past participle softened the ground)
Senses:
glosses: To prepare or create favorable conditions (for something), especially with the intent of improving public acceptance of the forthcoming occurrence.
tags: idiomatic
often
raw_tags: followed by for
Forms:
form: softens the ground
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: softening the ground
tags: participle
present
form: softened the ground
tags: participle
past
form: softened the ground
tags: past
form: soften up the ground
tags: alternative