harden
/ˈhɑɹdn̩/verb2 syllables
Harden means: become hard or harder.
Synonyms for harden11
verb, as in become hard or harder
indurate
verb, as in make hard or harder
indurate
verb, as in cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
inure, indurate
verb, as in harden by reheating and cooling in oil
verb, as in make healthy
Opposites of harden
What does harden mean?5
verb
1
become hard or harder“The wax hardened”
2
make hard or harder“The cold hardened the butter”
3
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate“He was inured to the cold”
4
harden by reheating and cooling in oil“temper steel”
5
make healthy“This trip will season even the hardiest traveller”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with harden?2
Harden in a sentence
- Brother men who live after us, Harden not your hearts against us.Scott
- The Kabyle people are resilient; when they want, they harden more than granite.AmarMecheri
- We dipped pieces of fruit in melted chocolate, and put them in the fridge to harden.fadi
- Yanni waited for the resin to harden.Amastan
- Yanni needs to let the resin harden.Amastan
- Don't let life harden your heart.Adelpa
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of harden
as a verb
- past tense
- hardened
- present participle
- hardening
- third-person singular
- hardens
- past participle
- hardened