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harden verb [ ˈhɑːd(ə)n ]

• make or become hard or harder.
• "wait for the glue to harden"
Similar: solidify, set, become hard, become solid, congeal, clot, coagulate, stiffen, thicken, cake, freeze, bake, crystallize, strengthen, reinforce, anneal, vulcanize, ossify, petrify, indurate, inspissate, gelatinize,
Opposite: liquefy,

harden off

• acclimatize a plant to cold conditions by gradually increasing its exposure.
"the cuttings can be left in the frame until mid May, when they can be hardened off and planted out"



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