toughen

English

Etymology

tough +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʌfən/
• Rhymes: -ʌfən

Verb

toughen (third-person singular simple present toughens, present participle toughening, simple past and past participle toughened)

1. (transitive) To make tough.
2. (intransitive) To become tough.

Translations

to make tougher

• Finnish: koventaa, vahvistaa (fi), karkaista (fi)
• Maori: whakapūioio, whakamarohi
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• Russian: ужесточа́ть (ru) impf (užestočátʹ), ужесточи́ть (ru) pf (užestočítʹ) (rules, etc.)

to become tougher

• Finnish: koventua, vahvistua (fi), karkaistua
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Anagrams

• oughten

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German

Adjective

toughen

1. inflection of tough:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural