toughened (verb)

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• toughen — verb (toughened; toughening) Date: 1582 transitive verb to make tough intransitive verb to become tough …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• toughen — [[t]tʌ̱f(ə)n[/t]] toughens, toughening, toughened 1) V ERG If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily. [V n] Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins. [V ed] …   English dictionary

• toughen — UK [ˈtʌf(ə)n] / US verb Word forms toughen : present tense I/you/we/they toughen he/she/it toughens present participle toughening past tense toughened past participle toughened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become more strict, or to make… …   English dictionary

• toughen — also toughen up verb (I, T) to become tougher or make someone or something tougher: toughened glass | Three years in the army toughened him up …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tough´en|er — tough|en «TUHF uhn», transitive verb. to make tough or tougher: »He toughened his muscles by doing exercises. –v.i. to become tough or tougher: »His muscles finally toughened. –tough´en|er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tough|en — «TUHF uhn», transitive verb. to make tough or tougher: »He toughened his muscles by doing exercises. –v.i. to become tough or tougher: »His muscles finally toughened. –tough´en|er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• knock — ▪ I. knock knock 1 [nɒk ǁ nɑːk] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if something knocks the price of shares, stocks etc, the price changes very quickly and unexpectedly: • Talk of easing the US credit policy knocked prices higher in light trade. • Its… …   Financial and business terms

• glass — noun 1 transparent substance ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coloured/colored, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted ▪ broken ▪ flying …   Collocations dictionary

• resist — [[t]rɪzɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ resists, resisting, resisted 1) VERB If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. [V n ing] The Prime Minister says she will resist a single European currency being imposed... [V n] …   English dictionary

• harden — I. /ˈhadn/ (say hahdn) verb (t) 1. to make hard or harder. 2. to make obdurate or unyielding; make unfeeling or pitiless: to harden one s heart. 3. to strengthen or confirm with respect to any element of character; toughen. 4. to make hardy,… …  

• Rurouni Kenshin — Cover of the last volume of Rurouni Kenshin as released by Shueisha on November 4, 1999. るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚 (Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Rōmanta …   Wikipedia