enharden
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
en- + harden, with en- as an intensifying prefix.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈhɑːdə̆n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛnˈhɑɹdən/
Verb[edit]
enharden (third-person singular simple present enhardens, present participle enhardening, simple past and past participle enhardened)
- (transitive) To harden; to render hard.
- (transitive) To fortify against adversity.
References[edit]
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).