to reharden

Examples

• All

• 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

H

to harden

vsto reharden

49 2.6

Make something hard or solid

is specifically about becoming hard again after softening or melting

R

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

R

to reconsolidate

vsto reharden

1 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

A

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

Antonyms

S

to soften

37 1.3

Become soft or make something soft

How Hard

to ossify

• Specialized

2 9.3

to reharden

1 6.0

to harden

49 2.6

set

12 5.0

to solidify

54 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology