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harden


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  harden 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  harden 
 
  Sense  1 
  harden 
  =>  encrust 
  =>  callus 
  =>  calcify 
 
  Sense  2 
  harden 
  =>  face-harden 
  =>  callus 
 
  Sense  5 
  inure,  harden 
  =>  callous 
  =>  steel  oneself  against,  steel  onself  for  brace  oneself  for  prepare  for 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  harden 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  harden 
 
  Sense  1 
  harden 
  =>  encrust 
  =>  effloresce 
  =>  callus 
  =>  calcify 
 
  Sense  2 
  harden 
  =>  face-harden 
  =>  callus 
 
  Sense  5 
  inure,  harden 
  =>  callous 
  =>  steel  oneself  against,  steel  onself  for  brace  oneself  for  prepare  for 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  harden 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  harden 
 
  5  senses  of  harden 
 
  Sense  1 
  harden 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  2 
  harden 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  temper,  harden 
  =>  modify 
 
  Sense  4 
  season,  harden 
  =>  toughen 
 
  Sense  5 
  inure,  harden 
  =>  habituate,  accustom 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  harden 
 
  harden  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  harden 
 
  Sense  1 
  harden 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  harden 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  temper,  harden 
  =>  modify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  season,  harden 
  =>  toughen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  inure,  harden 
  =>  habituate,  accustom 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  harden 
  hardenbergia 
  hardenbergia  comnptoniana 
  hardening 
  hardening  of  the  arteries 
 
  Overview  of  verb  harden 
 
  The  verb  harden  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  harden  --  (become  hard  or  harder;  "The  wax  hardened") 
  2.  harden  --  (make  hard  or  harder;  "The  cold  hardened  the  butter") 
  3.  temper,  harden  --  (harden  by  reheating  and  cooling  in  oil;  "temper  steel") 
  4.  season,  harden  --  (make  fit  "This  trip  will  season  even  the  hardiest  traveller") 
  5.  inure,  harden  --  (cause  to  accept  or  become  hardened  to  habituate;  "He  was  inured  to  the  cold") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  harden 
  hardened 
 
  Overview  of  verb  harden 
 
  The  verb  harden  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  harden  --  (become  hard  or  harder;  "The  wax  hardened") 
  2.  harden  --  (make  hard  or  harder;  "The  cold  hardened  the  butter") 
  3.  temper,  harden  --  (harden  by  reheating  and  cooling  in  oil;  "temper  steel") 
  4.  season,  harden  --  (make  fit  "This  trip  will  season  even  the  hardiest  traveller") 
  5.  inure,  harden  --  (cause  to  accept  or  become  hardened  to  habituate;  "He  was  inured  to  the  cold") 



harden definition