(hard-ened) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. and
adjective. 1 become hard or harder; 2 make hard or harder; 3 harden by reheating and cooling in oil; 4 make fit; 5 cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate;

Example Sentence

The cold hardened the butter. OR The wax hardened.

Synonyms

make hard; toughened; harder

Antonyms

softened

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hardened
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Rhymes

  • gardened
  • hardened
  • pardoned