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to reharden

to reharden

1 6.0
Become hard again after melting
  • verb
  • /riˈhɑrdən/
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  • After being exposed to the cold air, the wax began to reharden on the surface.

Examples

  • If the clay dries out, it can reharden and become difficult to shape again.

  • The metal will reharden once it cools down after being heated.

  • The metal will reharden after cooling.

  • Can you reharden this clay?

  • After cooling, the molten plastic will reharden into a solid form.

  • The metal can be reheated and then rehardened through a special cooling process.

  • Once the mixture cools, it will begin to reharden and regain its strength.

Synonyms

to harden
vsto reharden
27 2.6

Make something hard or solid

is specifically about becoming hard again after softening or melting
to recrystallize
vsto reharden
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Form new crystals in a material after heating or melting

is focused on restoring hardness after softening rather than making crystals
to anneal the steel
vsto reharden
  • Specialized
7.2

Heat then cool steel to make it less brittle and easier to shape

is about making things hard again after melting rather than a specific heat process
to reconsolidate
vsto reharden
7.0

To make something firm and strong again after it is damaged

is specific to restoring hardness after softening or melting not general repair

Antonyms

55 1.3

Become soft or make something soft

How Hard

to ossify
  • Specialized
1 9.3
to reharden
1 6.0
to harden
27 2.6
set
38 5.0
to solidify
55 4.4

Surface Forms

reharden infinitive
rehardened past
rehardened past participle
rehardening present participle
rehardens third person singular

Morphology

reharden = harden (transparent) = re + hard + en

The prefix 're-' clearly adds the meaning 'again' to the familiar verb 'harden'.

Etymology

Reharden is made of re- 'again' and harden 'to make hard'. So it means to become or make hard again, as when wax or metal hardens after it cools.