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Harden Very Common

Harden has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative form of hurden (“coarse linen”)

"The merchant inspected the old textile rolls, noting that some were labeled as harden while others bore the more common spelling of hurden."

Verb
1

become hard or harder

"The wax hardened"

2

make hard or harder

"The cold hardened the butter"

3

harden by reheating and cooling in oil

"temper steel"

4

make fit

"This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

5

cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

"He was inured to the cold"

6

To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).

"The cold wind made his skin feel like it was turning into stone as he stood outside in the freezing rain."