Mel·low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mellowed p. pr. & vb. n. Mellowing.] To make mellow.
If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April. --Mortimer.
The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age. --J. C. Shairp.
mellowed
adj 1: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a
mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" [syn: mellow]
2: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and
experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
[syn: mellow]