 harden |
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| 1. | [ verb ] become hard or harder | |
| Synonyms: | indurate | |
| Examples: | "The wax hardened" |
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| Related terms: | soften change calcify cure callus encrust | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make fit | |
| Synonyms: | season | |
| Examples: | "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" |
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| Related terms: | toughen | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (metallurgy) harden by reheating and cooling in oil | |
| Synonyms: | temper | |
| Examples: | "temper steel" |
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| Related terms: | modify temper | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make hard or harder | |
| Synonyms: | indurate | |
| Examples: | "The cold hardened the butter" |
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| Related terms: | soften change change callus face-harden | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1123 | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | |
| Synonyms: | inure indurate | |
| Examples: | "He was inured to the cold" |
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| Related terms: | habituate steel_oneself_against callous | |
| Similar spelling: |
hardened hardening harridan Hardeman Harten Hardin Hardman Harding hard-on Hardnett hardness hardiness Hardimon Hardiman hard_news hairtonic |
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