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harden
verb
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
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verb
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
“He was inured to the cold”
verb
make healthy
“This trip will season even the hardiest traveller”
verb
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
“temper steel”
verb
become hard or harder
“The wax hardened”
verb
make hard or harder
“The cold hardened the butter”
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He was inured to the cold
This trip will season even the hardiest traveller
temper steel
The wax hardened
The cold hardened the butter
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