harden

Definitions of harden
  1. verb
    become hard or harder
    synonyms: vereelten, verharden
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    gaan, kenteren, keren, lopen, marcheren, veranderen, verlopen
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    make hard or harder
    synonyms:
    vereelten, verharden
    become hard or harder
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    inbranden, uitgloeien
    bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
    type of:
    gaan, kenteren, keren, lopen, marcheren, veranderen, verlopen
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  3. verb
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    synonyms: doormaken, doorstaan, dragen, dulden, gedogen, getroosten, incasseren, velen, verdragen, verduren, verwerken
    afzien, lijden
    experience (emotional) pain
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    aanvaarden, accepteren, nemen, pikken, slikken, vreten
    tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    groothouden
    endure cheerfully
    uitzitten
    endure to the end
    type of:
    approberen, laten, permitteren, toestaan, vergunnen, veroorloven
    consent to, give permission
  4. verb
    face and withstand with courage
    synonyms: dragen, dulden, gedogen, incasseren, velen, verdragen, verduren, verweren
  5. verb
    make strong or stronger
    synonyms: pantseren, versterken, wapenen
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    antonyms:
    afzwakken, bagatelliseren, ondermijning, verslappen, verzwakken
    lessen the strength of
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    bevestigen
    make more firm
    pantseren, wapenen
    make stronger
    onderschoren, onderschragen, onderstutten, schoren, schragen, steunen, stutten
    make stronger or defensible
    betengelen, rachelen
    secure with battens
    betengelen, rachelen
    furnish with battens
    tuien
    steady or support with a guy wire or cable
    type of:
    bepalen, gewijzigd, helpen, herscheppen, modificeren, variëren, veranderen, wijzigen
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  6. verb
    make stronger
    synonyms: pantseren, wapenen
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    type of:
    pantseren, versterken, wapenen
    make strong or stronger
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