enharden
English
Etymology
en- + harden, with en- as an intensifying prefix.[1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
enharden (third-person singular simple present enhardens, present participle enhardening, simple past and past participle enhardened)
- (transitive) To harden; to render hard.
- (transitive) To fortify against adversity.
References
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).