Harden

Quick meaning: Harden is a verb meaning (intransitive) To become hard.

Meaning

(intransitive) To become hard.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder.
2. (transitive, figurative) To strengthen.
3. (transitive, computing) To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
4. (ambitransitive) To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
5. (intransitive, informal) To get an erection.
6. (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.
7. (Slavic phonology) To unpalatalize or velarize.

Example Sentences

He hardened as he imagined himself running his hands over her small breasts

Belarussian preserved soft labials before vowels, hardened rʹ to r, and affricated tʹ and dʹ[…]

Of course one needs to keep in mind the fact that *tʹ and *dʹ are hardened before *e and *i in Ukrainian and Rusyn[…]

The Chief Medical Officer of London Transport believes that public opinion against smoking will harden to the point of a total bar on the Underground, as in other countries.

Word Forms

• hardens
• hardening
• hardened

Synonyms for harden

Depending on context, synonyms include anneal, indurate, obdurate, solidify, steel, stiffen.

Antonyms for harden

Common opposites include soften.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include temper, inure, season, toughen, tighten, solidify.

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