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Detailed Synonyms for hardened in English

hardened:

hardened adj

  1. hardened
  2. hardened
  3. hardened
    – converted to solid form (as concrete) 1
    set; hardened
    – converted to solid form (as concrete) 1
  4. hardened
    – used of persons; emotionally hardened 1
    hardened; hard-boiled; case-hardened
    – used of persons; emotionally hardened 1
  5. hardened
    – protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) 1
    hardened
    – protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) 1
  6. hardened
    – made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment 1
    treated; tempered; hardened; toughened
    – made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment 1
  7. hardened
    – made tough by habitual exposure 1
    hardened; inured; enured
    – made tough by habitual exposure 1
    • hardened adj
      • hardened fishermen1
    • inured adj
      • a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured1
      • our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men1
    • enured adj

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Related Definitions for "hardened":

  1. converted to solid form (as concrete)1
  2. used of persons; emotionally hardened1
  3. protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)1
    • hardened missile silos1
  4. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment1
  5. made tough by habitual exposure1
    • hardened fishermen1

hardened form of harden:

to harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)

  1. to harden
    to harden; to steel; to toughen; to iron; become hard
    • harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)
    • steel verbe (steels, steeled, steeling)
    • toughen verbe (toughens, toughened, toughening)
    • iron verbe (irons, ironed, ironing)
    • become hard verbe
  2. to harden
    – cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate 1
    to harden; indurate; inure
    – cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate 1
    • harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)
    • indurate verbe
    • inure verbe
      • He was inured to the cold1
  3. to harden
    – make fit 1
    to season; to harden
    – make fit 1
    • season verbe (seasons, seasoned, seasoning)
      • This trip will season even the hardiest traveller1
    • harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)
  4. to harden
    – harden by reheating and cooling in oil 1
    to temper; to harden
    – harden by reheating and cooling in oil 1
    • temper verbe (tempers, tempered, tempering)
      • temper steel1
    • harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)
  5. to harden
    – become hard or harder 1
    to harden; indurate
    – become hard or harder 1
    • harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)
      • The wax hardened1
    • indurate verbe
  6. to harden
    – make hard or harder 1
    to harden; indurate
    – make hard or harder 1
    • harden verbe (hardens, hardened, hardening)
      • The cold hardened the butter1
    • indurate verbe

Conjugations for harden:

present
  1. harden
  2. harden
  3. hardens
  4. harden
  5. harden
  6. harden
simple past
  1. hardened
  2. hardened
  3. hardened
  4. hardened
  5. hardened
  6. hardened
present perfect
  1. have hardened
  2. have hardened
  3. has hardened
  4. have hardened
  5. have hardened
  6. have hardened
past continuous
  1. was hardening
  2. were hardening
  3. was hardening
  4. were hardening
  5. were hardening
  6. were hardening
future
  1. shall harden
  2. will harden
  3. will harden
  4. shall harden
  5. will harden
  6. will harden
continuous present
  1. am hardening
  2. are hardening
  3. is hardening
  4. are hardening
  5. are hardening
  6. are hardening
subjunctive
  1. be hardened
  2. be hardened
  3. be hardened
  4. be hardened
  5. be hardened
  6. be hardened
diverse
  1. harden!
  2. let's harden!
  3. hardened
  4. hardening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

harden [the ~] nom

  1. the harden
    the harden

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Related Definitions for "harden":

  1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate1
  2. make fit1
  3. harden by reheating and cooling in oil1
  4. become hard or harder1
    • The wax hardened1
  5. make hard or harder1
    • The cold hardened the butter1

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