dictionary.pthardenverbgeneral usecommon/ẽduɾɨˈseɾ/en·du·re·cerPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1To make or become hard or harder; to make or become more resistant, severe, or inflexible.Usage examples“The intense cold hardened the ground.”“Life's difficulties hardened his character.”SynonymshardentoughenstiffenAntonymssoftenweakenloosen
To make or become hard or harder; to make or become more resistant, severe, or inflexible.Usage examples“The intense cold hardened the ground.”“Life's difficulties hardened his character.”SynonymshardentoughenstiffenAntonymssoftenweakenloosen