Harden synonyms
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To be made momentarily speechless or unable to move or act by a strong, sudden emotion
make tight
To make less pervious
make hard
To make less pervious
To ossify is to become bony or to turn into bone or bony tissue, or to stop developing and become stagnant.
To settle is defined as to put in order, set in place, pay a debt or to resolve a legal dispute.
To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
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To make strong or united:
To change into glass or a glasslike substance, as by fusion due to heat; make or become vitreous
hornify
To make less pervious
cornify
To undergo cornification.
The definition of amalgamate means to combine or mix two or more things together.
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To coagulate.
make callous
To make less pervious
make firm
To make less pervious
make compact
To make less pervious
convert to stone
To make less pervious
To produce rigidness akin to stone.
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To stiffen with starch.
To become dry and hard in the sun
(Intransitive, figuratively) To cease or cause to cease.
To pack or join firmly together
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To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.
To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
The definition of fire is to discharge a gun, to let someone go from their job, to direct a lot of questions at someone very quickly, to send an aggressive message, or to fill someone with emotion.
To convert into a fossil.
To braze is to solder together or join things together using hot metal.
To harden rubber by combining it with sulfur or other substances in the presence of heat and pressure. Vulcanization gives rubber strength, resistance, and elasticity.
Harveyize
To make less pervious
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To make or become callous
To make hard; harden:
Deposit is defined as to place, entrust, put, lay or set down for safekeeping or payment.
To candy is defined as to cook with a sugar syrup, or to make into a crystal form.
To bank, refuel, and tend (a fire)
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To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.
To thicken, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; condense.
lapidify
To turn into stone
To cause to take shape; make clear and definite; crystallize.
become dense
To become less penetrable
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become fast
To become less penetrable
To become formed into a compact or crusty mass:
(--- Nautical) To spread open to the wind:
To become spoiled or transformed into something bad:
To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.
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To draw or bind together the edges of:
To hire (a person, business, etc.) to perform under contract
(Intransitive) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom:
To improve or enhance the flavor of (food) by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other flavorings.
make unfeeling
To toughen
make obdurate
To toughen
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To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience.
The definition of accustom means to become familiar with or used to something.
To make or become coarse
To make or become rough.
To brand or cauterize with a hot iron
To treat cruelly or harshly.
render insensitive
To toughen
render insensible
To toughen
render unimpressible
To toughen
To become blunt:
To make or become dull
To fill with hate; embitter
To make or become numb.
To amaze; astonish:
To deaden the mind, will, or feelings of
Stun is to stop or confuse with a sharp blow or a loud noise, or to shock someone.
soften (antonym)
Soften is defined as to make more soft or more gentle.
unloose (antonym)
To set free from or as if from restraints.
melt (antonym)
Melt is defined as to become more emotional or loving, or to cause someone to become more emotional or loving.
liquefy (antonym)
To make or become liquid
thaw (antonym)
To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed:
weaken (antonym)
To make or become weak or weaker
debilitate (antonym)
To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.
deaden (related)
To lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull
teach (related)
To give lessons in (a subject) to someone; help someone to develop (a skill or trait)
To brace is to build extra support for something, to use support to stay balanced yourself, or to prepare someone to receive bad news.
climatize
To acclimate or become acclimated.
(Chem.) To cause molecules of (the same or different substances) to combine to form a more complex compound, often with elimination of a simple molecule, as water
To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer:
enure
To fortify is defined as to make something stronger.
To become a gel.
spoil (antonym)
To damage or injure in such a way as to make useless, valueless, etc.; destroy
be intolerant (antonym)
accustom
indulge (antonym)
Indulge is defined as to give into a desire.
To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
To become acclimated or adapted.
To harden the surface or case of (iron or steel) by high-temperature shallow infusion of carbon followed by quenching.
solid (related)
Without a break or opening; completely or continuously:
strong (related)
In a strong manner; greatly, severely, vigorously, etc.
resist (related)
To take action in opposition to; try to eliminate, reduce, or stop:
operating system software (related)
To put a shell around a computer to protect it from intruders. To harden a system, the following techniques need to be done: The Operating System Software and the exposed services should be patched with the latest security fixes; the defaults should be removed; all unnecessary services should be shut down; and packet-filtering software should be installed. To put a shell around a computer to protect it from intruders. To harden a system, the following techniques need to be done: The Operating System Software and the exposed services should be patched with the latest security fixes; the defaults should be removed; all unnecessary services should be shut down; and packet-filtering software should be installed. Graham, R. Hacking Lexicon. [Online, 2001.] Robert Graham Website. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resource_files/documentation/hacking-dict.html.
patch (related)
To serve as a patch for
loosen (related)
corrode (related)
crush (related)
mineralize
To collect or study minerals.
(Meteorology) To cause (a form of water, as rain or snow) to fall from the air.
To dry completely
(Archaic) To frequent
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