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   hardened

   /ˈhɑːdnd/

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   • 1. having become or been made hard or harder: "hardened steel"
   • ▪ strengthened or made secure against attack, especially by nuclear weapons: "the silos are hardened against air attack" Similar strengthenedfortifiedreinforcedtoughenedthickenedfortress-likeliterary:girdedrare:embastionedOpposite unfortified
   • 2. very experienced in a particular job or activity and therefore not easily upset by its more unpleasant aspects: "hardened police officers" Similar inureddesensitizeddeadenedaccustomedhabituatedacclimatizedusedcoarsenedrare:indurateOpposite unaccustomed
   • ▪ utterly fixed in a habit or way of life seen as bad: "hardened criminals" Similar inveterateseasonedhabitualchroniccompulsiveconfirmedaccustomeddyed-in-the-woolthrough and throughincorrigibleincurableirredeemableimpenitentunreformableunregeneratereprobateobdurateshamelessOpposite infrequent

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   What does it mean if someone is hardened?

   • If you describe someone as hardened, you mean that they have had so much experience of something bad or unpleasant that they are no longer affected by it in the way that other people would be. ...hardened criminals. ...hardened politicians. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   What does Harden mean?

   • 1. To make hard or harder: harden steel. 2. To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship: was hardened by years of working as a farmer. 3. To make unfeeling, unsympathetic, or callous: The betrayal hardened his heart against intimacy. 4.

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   What does a hardened criminal mean?

   • The judge called him a hardened criminal (= one who will not stop his criminal activity). What is the pronunciation of hardened? 久經鍛煉的, （醜惡的生活方式）無法改變的, 不再慚愧的… 久经锻炼的, （丑恶的生活方式）无法改变的, 不再惭愧的… curtido, acostumbrado, habitual… acostumado, inveterado… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!

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   What does Harden arteries mean?

   • : to protect from blast, heat, or radiation (as by a thick barrier or placement underground) : to become hard or harder The presence of certain substances in the blood can cause the arteries to harden. These additives are designed to harden the steel. substances that can harden the arteries The news has hardened opposition to the government.

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   Hardened means someone who has had a lot of bad experiences and no longer gets upset or shocked, or someone who no longer changes a bad way of life. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.

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     HARDENED meaning: 1. used to describe someone who has had a...

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     HARDENED translate: 久經鍛煉的, （醜惡的生活方式）無法改變的；不再慚愧的. Learn more...

   • Hardened in Simplified Chinese

     HARDENED translate: 久经锻炼的, （丑恶的生活方式）无法改变的；不再惭愧的. Learn more...

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   Learn the meaning of hardened as an adjective to describe someone or something that is rigid, tough, or unfeeling. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with hardened.

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   adjective. made or become hard or harder. pitiless; unfeeling. firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate: a hardened criminal. inured; toughened: a hardened trooper. rigid; unyielding: a hardened attitude. (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.

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   Hardened means to make hard or harder, to enable to withstand hardship, to become unfeeling or fixed, or to protect against attack. Find out the different meanings, synonyms, and translations of hardened in English and other languages.

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   Harden means to become or make hard, solid, or severe. It can also mean to increase in price or strength in finance or business. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of harden.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb harden, which means to make or become hard or harder. See also related phrases and biographical names.

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   verb (used without object) to become hard or harder. to become pitiless or unfeeling. to become rigid or unyielding; stiffen: His personality hardened over the years. to become confirmed or strengthened: His resistance hardened. to become inured or toughened: The troops hardened under constant fire.