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temper, harden

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

season, harden

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

harden, indurate

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

inure, harden, indurate

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

harden, make harder, make hard

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

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tone

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

tone down, moderate, tame

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

subordinate, subdue

v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

age

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

mature

v. become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

jell, set, congeal

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

clot, coagulate

v. cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

thicken, inspissate

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

acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate

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

toughen

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

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

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

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

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

temper, season, mollify

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

chasten, moderate, temper

v. restrain

lapidify, petrify

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

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soften

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

soften

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

soften

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

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