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adjective
1.
made or become hard or harder.
2.
pitiless; unfeeling.
3.
firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate: a hardened criminal.
4.
inured; toughened: a hardened trooper.
5.
EXPANDrigid; unyielding: a hardened attitude.
6.
(of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.
7.
COLLAPSE(of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.
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Hardened
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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verb (used with object)
2.
to make pitiless or unfeeling: to harden one's heart.
4.
to strengthen or confirm, especially with reference to character, intentions, feelings, etc.; reinforce.
5.
EXPANDto make hardy, robust, or capable of endurance; toughen.
6.
COLLAPSEMilitary. to reinforce the structure of (a military or strategic installation) to protect it from nuclear bombardment.
verb (used without object)
7.
to become hard or harder.
8.
to become pitiless or unfeeling.
9.
to become rigid or unyielding; stiffen: His personality hardened over the years.
10.
to become confirmed or strengthened: His resistance hardened.
11.
EXPANDto become inured or toughened: The troops hardened under constant fire.
12.
COLLAPSECommerce. (of a market, prices, etc.)
a.
to cease to fluctuate; firm: When the speculators withdrew from the market, the prices hardened.
b.
to rise higher.
Related forms
hard·en·a·ble, adjective
hard·en·a·bil·i·ty, noun
o·ver·hard·en, verb
pre·hard·en, verb (used with object)
re·hard·en, verb
EXPANDSynonyms
1. solidify, indurate; petrify, ossify. 4. fortify, steel, brace, nerve.
1. solidify, indurate; petrify, ossify. 4. fortify, steel, brace, nerve.
Antonyms
1. soften. 4. weaken.
1. soften. 4. weaken.
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