harden :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

v. make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

v. make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"

v. become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

v. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"

v. make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

v. restrain or temper

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

v. change into stone; "the wood petrified with time"

v. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

v. make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"