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harden

/ harden /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become hard or harder
"The wax hardened"
Opposites:
soften
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
encrust incrust callus calcify cure
Derived:
sclerosis induration hardening solidifying solidification
Verb group:
indurate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
make hard or harder
"The cold hardened the butter"
Opposites:
soften
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
face-harden callus
Derived:
sclerosis induration hardening
Verb group:
indurate
Causes:
indurate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
"He was inured to the cold"
Type of:
habituate accustom
Kinds of:
callous cauterize cauterise steel oneself against steel onself for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
make fit
"This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
Type of:
toughen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
"temper steel"
Type of:
modify
Derived:
temper toughness annealing tempering temperance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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