enharden

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UK/ɛnˈhɑːdə̆n/US/ɛnˈhɑɹdən/

verb

To harden; to render hard.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbenharden (third-person singular simple present enhardens, present participle enhardening, simple past and past participle enhardened)

present singular third person enhardens · participle present enhardening · participle past enhardened · past enhardened

  1. transitiveTo harden; to render hard.
  2. transitiveTo fortify against adversity.

Origin

From en- + harden, with en- as an intensifying prefix.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enharden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enharden.

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