The invention discloses a wood veneer softening process. The process comprises the following steps: a, spraying a softening solution on a wood veneer, standing for 3-5h, and thus obtaining a product A, wherein the softening solution comprises the following components in part by weight: 20-30 parts of polyethylene glycol, 3-5 parts of glacial acetic acid, 1-3 parts of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, 0.5-1 part of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sodium sulfate, 0.5-1.5 parts of boric acid and 30-40 parts of deionized water; b, conducting microwave irradiation for the product A for 5-9min by a microwave generator, and thus obtaining a product B, wherein the microfiltration frequency is 80-90KHz, and the power is 1-3W/cm2; c, putting the product B into a steam box, heating for 0.5-2h with steam, and thus obtaining a product C; d, clamping the product C by two pore plates to keep the product C smooth, and thus obtaining a product D; e, drying the product D, and thus obtaining a product E; f, painting boiled tung oil on the two sides of the product E, and thus obtaining a product F; and g, heating the product F to 80-120 DEG C to enable the tung oil to completely penetrate into theproduct F, and thus obtaining a finished product. The wood veneer handled by the process has the advantage of fitting to furniture with the surface with a large curvature.