Usually means: Make impact less harsh, painful.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. soften the blow: Merriam-Webster
  2. soften the blow, soften the blow: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. soften the blow: Wiktionary
  4. soften the blow: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. soften the blow: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. soften the blow: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. soften the blow: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (soften the blow)

verb:  (figuratively) To reduce the negative impact of something.

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