Defenition of the word harden
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Defenition of the word harden
- To become hard.
- become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"
- make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"
- cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
- make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
- cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
- make fit
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- become hard or harder
- make hard or harder
Synonyms for the word harden
Hyponyms for the word harden
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- anneal
- brace oneself for
- calcify
- callous
- callus
- cauterise
- cauterize
- cure
- encrust
- face-harden
- incrust
- normalize
- prepare for
- steel oneself against
- steel onself for
- temper
Hypernyms for the word harden
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- accustom
- alter
- change
- habituate
- modify
- surname
- toughen
Antonyms for the word harden
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