Harden - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- make fit (syn: season)
- cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate (syn: indurate, inure)
Extra examples
The presence of certain substances in the blood can cause the arteries to harden.
These additives are designed to harden the steel.
Opposition to the goverment has hardened as news of further scandals has leaked out.
The news has hardened opposition to the government.
He had been hardened by his years of military service.
The clay hardened in the fire.
Mortar hardens by drying.
After years of hardships his heart became hardened.
It will take about 24 hours for the glue to harden.
Attitudes towards the terrorists have hardened even more since the attack.
His face hardened momentarily, then he looked away.
The wax hardened
The cold hardened the butter
Word forms
I/you/we/they: harden
he/she/it: hardens
present participle: hardening
past tense: hardened
past participle: hardened
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