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harden
1[hahr-dn]
verb (used with object)
to make hard or harder.
to harden steel.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to make pitiless or unfeeling.
to harden one's heart.
to make rigid or unyielding; stiffen.
The rigors of poverty hardened his personality.
to strengthen or confirm, especially with reference to character, intentions, feelings, etc.; reinforce.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to make hardy, robust, or capable of endurance; toughen.
Military.Ìýto reinforce the structure of (a military or strategic installation) to protect it from nuclear bombardment.
verb (used without object)
to become hard or harder.
to become pitiless or unfeeling.
to become rigid or unyielding; stiffen.
His personality hardened over the years.
to become confirmed or strengthened.
His resistance hardened.
to become inured or toughened.
The troops hardened under constant fire.
Commerce.Ìý(of a market, prices, etc.)
to cease to fluctuate; firm.
When the speculators withdrew from the market, the prices hardened.
to rise higher.
Harden
2[hahr-dn]
noun
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
harden
1/ ˈ³óÉ‘Ë»åÉ™²Ô /
verb
to make or become hard or harder; freeze, stiffen, or set
to make or become more hardy, tough, or unfeeling
to make or become stronger or firmer
they hardened defences
to make or become more resolute or set
hardened in his resolve
(intr) commerce
(of prices, a market, etc) to cease to fluctuate
(of price) to rise higher
harden
2/ ˈ³óÉ‘Ë»åÉ™²Ô /
noun
a rough fabric made from hards
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- hardenable adjective
- hardenability noun
- overharden verb
- preharden verb (used with object)
- reharden verb
- unharden verb (used with object)
- unhardenable adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
Lucy finds herself torn between the cynicism and mathematical practicality her job has hardened in her and a yearning romanticism she wishes she could be open to.
Without complementary requirements for hardening the homes themselves, widespread clearing of landscaping immediately around homes could do little to reduce risk and could even aggravate the danger.
Many schools are “hardening the target,†making it impossible to see inside rooms, limiting ground-floor windows, locking entry doors and reinforcing them with steel.
The utility plans to spend about $1.4 billion of its annual capital on wildfire mitigation, Eisenhauer said, including moving power lines underground and line hardening, which can reduce damage during major weather events.
In hardening himself to what he has to do, he also hardens this young girl, Kleya.
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