to harden

Examples

• All

• And then after it hardens, then you call it basalt.

• The silver disk was completely hidden by a thick layer of hardened white paste.

  Fiction book (1992)

• So now we just need to let these sit for a while and harden up and dry and cool.

• You let it harden and then the next step is to harden it further.

  The British Museum

• So this is going to harden into quite a firm mount.

• OK, give it a little bit to harden and then we'll crush it in the press.

• As these branches start to harden, we can remove them or remove the the ties rather.

  Garden Answer

• Like, as long as it hardens, we're going to be fine.

• And then it hardens up, and, I mean, it stays right there.

  Into the Wild (2007)

• It hardened pretty quickly, so I got stuck here for good.

  No Panic with a Hint of Hysteria (2016)

Synonyms

S

to solidify

vsto harden

55 4.4

To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools

is broader, making things hard or rigid without a phase change

S

to stiffen

vsto harden

25 3.7

To make or become hard and less able to bend

is about becoming hard or solid rather than only losing flexibility

F

to firm

vsto harden

16 4.0

Make or become tighter and more solid

is about producing hardness or rigidity rather than simply increasing tension

R

to rigidify

vsto harden

1 8.2

To make something stiff and unable to bend or change

is about physical hardness or solidity rather than emotional inflexibility

I

to indurate

vsto harden

9.9

To make something hard, often by heat or pressure

is about making things more rigid or solid rather than tough

Antonyms

S

to soften

55 1.3

Become soft or make something soft

Idioms

H

to harden one's heart

• Informal

1 7.7

Become less kind or caring after being hurt

How Hard

to solidify

55 4.4

to harden

27 2.6

to stiffen

25 3.7

set

12 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology