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harshen
verb
[ ˈhɑːʃ(ə)n ]
• make unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
• "‘Right,’ I said, harshening my tone"
• make or become more cruel or severe.
• "legislation that will harshen sentences for petty crimes"