mellowed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb soften, make mellow
    mellow.
    • Age and experience mellowed him over the years
  2. verb become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
    mellow; mellow out; melt.
    • With age, he mellowed
  3. verb make or grow (more) mellow
    mellow.
    • These apples need to mellow a bit more
    • The sun mellowed the fruit
  4. adjective satellite having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
    mellow.
    • a mellow port
    • mellowed fruit
  5. adjective satellite having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
    mellow.
    • mellow wisdom
    • the peace of mellow age

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