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   harden

   /ˈhɑːdn/

   verb

   • 1. make or become hard or harder: "wait for the glue to harden" Similar solidifysetbecome hardbecome solidcongealclotcoagulatestiffenthickencakefreezebakecrystallizestrengthenreinforcetechnical:annealvulcanizeossifypetrifyrare:indurateinspissategelatinizeOpposite liquefy
   • ▪ make or become more severe and less sympathetic: "she hardened her heart"
   • ▪ make or become tougher and more clearly defined: "suspicion hardened into certainty" Similar toughendesensitizeinuremake insensitivemake toughmake unfeelingcase-hardenharden someone's heartdeadennumbbenumbanaesthetizebrutalizemake callousrare:indurateOpposite soften
   • ▪ (of prices of shares, commodities, etc.) rise and remain steady at a higher level: "as oil prices hardened from their recent lows, the US dollar fell"

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   • 1. hardener noun

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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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   What does it mean when something hardens?

   • When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens. 6 meanings: 1. to make or become hard or harder; freeze, stiffen, or set 2. to make or become more hardy, tough, or unfeeling.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is hardening a material?

   • a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel. the process of becoming hard or rigid. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What does it mean if someone's face hardens?

   • [VERB + against] If you say that someone's face or eyes harden, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry. His smile died and the look in his face hardened. [VERB] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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     to become or make hard: The mixture hardens as it cools. It...

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   verb (used with object) to make hard or harder: to harden steel. Synonyms: ossify, petrify, indurate, solidify. Antonyms: soften. to make pitiless or unfeeling: to harden one's heart. to make rigid or unyielding; stiffen: The rigors of poverty hardened his personality.

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   verb. make hard or harder. “The cold hardened the butter”. synonyms: indurate. indurate. become hard or harder. see more. verb. harden by reheating and cooling in oil.