noun
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
noun
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
noun
the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
verb
become hard or harder
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- The wax hardened
verb
make hard or harder
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- The cold hardened the butter
verb
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
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- temper steel
verb
make fit
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- This trip will season even the hardiest traveller
verb
cause to accept or become hardened to
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- habituate
- He was inured to the cold