hard·en·ing
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| 1. | a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel. |
| 2. | the process of becoming hard or rigid. |
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| hard·en
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v. hard·ened, hard·en·ing, hard·ens v. tr.
v. intr.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure: was hardened to frontier life; is acclimated to the tropical heat; was acclimatized by long hours to overwork; became seasoned to life in prison; toughened by experience. |
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| hard·en·ing
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| hardening | |
noun | |
| 1. | abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue |
| 2. | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" |
| 3. | the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Hardening
Hard"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hardened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hardening.] [OE. hardnen, hardenen.]1. To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron. 2. To accustom by labor or suffering to endure with constancy; to strengthen; to stiffen; to inure; also, to confirm in wickedness or shame; to make unimpressionable. "Harden not your heart." --Ps. xcv. 8. I would harden myself in sorrow. --Job vi. 10.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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