forharden

F4O1R1H4A1R1D2E1N1

verb

To make hard; harden up.

Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbforharden (third-person singular simple present forhardens, present participle forhardening, simple past and past participle forhardened)

present singular third person forhardens · participle present forhardening · participle past forhardened · past forhardened

  1. transitiveTo make hard; harden up.

    They become forhardened, and shaking of the fears of God, do therewithal cast away the hope of salvation.

    1572, Golding, Calvin
    1 more example

    With the old C-22 chemicals you had to "forharden" the film in order to not have the emulsion come off during processing.

    2004, M. Kevin Johnson, c-22 to B&W - Photo.net Film and Processing Forum

Origin

From for- + harden. Compare forhard.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

forharden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forharden

MLA

“forharden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forharden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

Source: forharden on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.