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Detailed Synonyms for hardening in English

hardening:

hardening

  1. hardening

hardening [the ~] noun

  1. the hardening
    – the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) 1
    the hardening
    – the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) 1
  2. the hardening
    – the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization 1
    the set; the curing; the hardening; the solidification; the solidifying
    – the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization 1
  3. the hardening
    – abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue 1
    the hardening
    – abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue 1
  4. the hardening
    – The use of physical and firmware modifications that make the hardware more difficult to alter without damaging the hardware. These modifications can also prevent hacking that can disable the metering of a prepaid or subscription computer. 2
    the hardening
    – The use of physical and firmware modifications that make the hardware more difficult to alter without damaging the hardware. These modifications can also prevent hacking that can disable the metering of a prepaid or subscription computer. 2

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Related Definitions for "hardening":

  1. the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)1
  2. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization1
    • the hardening of concrete1
  3. abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue1
  4. The use of physical and firmware modifications that make the hardware more difficult to alter without damaging the hardware. These modifications can also prevent hacking that can disable the metering of a prepaid or subscription computer.2

harden:

to harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)

  1. to harden
    to harden; to steel; to toughen; to iron; become hard
    • harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)
    • steel verb (steels, steeled, steeling)
    • toughen verb (toughens, toughened, toughening)
    • iron verb (irons, ironed, ironing)
  2. to harden
    – cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate 1
    to harden; indurate; inure
    – cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate 1
    • harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)
    • indurate verb
    • inure verb
      • He was inured to the cold1
  3. to harden
    – make fit 1
    to season; to harden
    – make fit 1
    • season verb (seasons, seasoned, seasoning)
      • This trip will season even the hardiest traveller1
    • harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)
  4. to harden
    – harden by reheating and cooling in oil 1
    to temper; to harden
    – harden by reheating and cooling in oil 1
    • temper verb (tempers, tempered, tempering)
      • temper steel1
    • harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)
  5. to harden
    – become hard or harder 1
    to harden; indurate
    – become hard or harder 1
    • harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)
      • The wax hardened1
    • indurate verb
  6. to harden
    – make hard or harder 1
    to harden; indurate
    – make hard or harder 1
    • harden verb (hardens, hardened, hardening)
      • The cold hardened the butter1
    • indurate verb

Conjugations for harden:

present
  1. harden
  2. harden
  3. hardens
  4. harden
  5. harden
  6. harden
simple past
  1. hardened
  2. hardened
  3. hardened
  4. hardened
  5. hardened
  6. hardened
present perfect
  1. have hardened
  2. have hardened
  3. has hardened
  4. have hardened
  5. have hardened
  6. have hardened
past continuous
  1. was hardening
  2. were hardening
  3. was hardening
  4. were hardening
  5. were hardening
  6. were hardening
future
  1. shall harden
  2. will harden
  3. will harden
  4. shall harden
  5. will harden
  6. will harden
continuous present
  1. am hardening
  2. are hardening
  3. is hardening
  4. are hardening
  5. are hardening
  6. are hardening
subjunctive
  1. be hardened
  2. be hardened
  3. be hardened
  4. be hardened
  5. be hardened
  6. be hardened
diverse
  1. harden!
  2. let's harden!
  3. hardened
  4. hardening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

harden [the ~] noun

  1. the harden
    the harden

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Related Definitions for "harden":

  1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate1
  2. make fit1
  3. harden by reheating and cooling in oil1
  4. become hard or harder1
    • The wax hardened1
  5. make hard or harder1
    • The cold hardened the butter1

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