harden

Meanings

• verb

  Make (something) harder or more solid by heating it or by subjecting it to pressure or cold.

• verb

  Make (something) less likely to change or be affected by something.

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Synonyms

inure

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with harden
ardened , carded , darned , marbled , marden , pardoned , scared , tarnished

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Variants

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harden , hardened , hardening , hardens , Arthur Harden , Harden , Sir Arthur Harden , Felix Ernst Witkowski , Maximilian Felix Ernst Harden , Maximilian Harden , harden her heart , harden his heart , harden my heart , harden one's heart , harden our hearts , harden their hearts , hardened her heart , hardened his heart , hardened my heart , hardened our hearts , hardened their hearts , hardening her heart , hardening his heart , hardening my heart , hardening our hearts , hardening their hearts , hardens her heart , hardens his heart , hardens my heart , hardens our hearts , hardens their hearts , case-harden , case-hardened , case-hardening , case-hardens

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Forms

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hardens, hardened, hardening

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Etymology

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Old English hordan, hardian; related to heortan to harden, from hart hard, and perhaps also to hard horn.

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Trivia

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1. The hardest known substance in the world is diamond.

2. The process of hardening clay is called 'bisque firing'.

3. The term 'hard currency' refers to a currency that is easily exchangeable and has a high value.

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Related Concepts

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1. Toughen: A synonym for 'harden'. It means to make something stronger and more durable.

2. Consolidate: To make something more solid and unified, often used in business and finance contexts.

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Culture

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In literature, 'harden' is often used to describe a character's emotional resilience or determination. In art, it can refer to the process of hardening clay before firing.

How to Memorize "harden"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a rock being subjected to extreme temperatures or pressures, transforming it into a harder, more solid state.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'harden' with the image of a calloused hand or a diamond, both of which are hard and resilient.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Hard as a Rock' to remember the meaning of 'harden'.

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