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   Hard·en

   /ˈhärd(ə)n/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become hard or harder: "wait for the glue to harden" Similar solidifysetbecome hardbecome solidcongealclotcoagulatestiffenthickencakefreezebakecrystallizestrengthenreinforcetechnical:annealvulcanizeossifypetrifyrare:indurateinspissategelatinizeOpposite liquefy
   • ▪ make or become more severe and less sympathetic: "she hardened her heart"
   • ▪ make or become tougher and more clearly defined: "suspicion hardened into certainty" Similar toughendesensitizeinuremake insensitivemake toughmake unfeelingcase-hardenharden someone's heartdeadennumbbenumbanesthetizebrutalizemake callousrare:indurateOpposite soften
   • ▪ (of prices of stocks, commodities, etc.) rise and remain steady at a higher level: "as oil prices hardened from their recent lows, the US dollar fell"

   Derivatives

   • 1. hardener noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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