2syllables
hardened
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Definitions ofhardened
1verb
- To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
- To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
- To strengthen.
- To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
- To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
Synonyms: inure
- To become or make (a consonant) more fortis.
1adjective
- Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
Example: "The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears."
- Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate.
- Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
Example: "a hardened air base"
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