Harden — synonyms, harden antonyms, definition

1. harden (Verb)

acclimate acclimatise acclimatize accustom anneal bake brace buttress cake char chill clarify coagulate concrete condense confirm congeal control crust crystallise • • • soften

harden (Verb) — Become hard or harder. ex. "The wax hardened"

harden (Verb) — Make hard or harder. ex. "The cold hardened the butter"

harden (Verb) — Harden by reheating and cooling in oil. ex. "harden steel"

harden (Verb) — Make fit. ex. "This trip will harden even the hardiest traveller"

harden (Verb) — Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate. ex. "He was hardened to the cold"

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