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harden

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Meanings

Transitive Verb
[~ something]

To make or become firm, rigid, or solid in texture.

"The concrete takes several hours to harden completely."

Transitive Verb
[~ someone]

To make someone less sensitive to pain, suffering, or emotional distress through experience.

"Years of working in the emergency room had hardened her to the sight of blood."

Intransitive Verb

To become firm, rigid, or solid.

"The lava began to harden as it cooled upon contact with the air."

Intransitive Verb

To become emotionally callous or less susceptible to influence or pity.

"He hardened his heart against the pleas of his competitors."

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