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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

also used for harden

roborate, anneal, obdurate, sclerotise, solidify, steel, stiffen

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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

two syllables

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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

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Forms of harden

as a verb

past tense
hardened
present participle
hardening
third-person singular
hardens
past participle
hardened