To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron.
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Hardened; not soft; indurated.
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Hardened; not soft; indurated.
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To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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To grow or make tough, or tougher.
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To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper;…
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To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime.
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Hardened; indurated.
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Same as Callosity
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To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
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Care, heed, or attention.
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To incrust. See Incrust.
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To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetme…
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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…
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of Harden
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of Harden
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of Solidify
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of Solidify
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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…
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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…
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Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance…
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Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance…
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of Temper
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of Temper
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Hardened; not soft; indurated.
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Hardened; not soft; indurated.
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To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice…
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One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., ca…
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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…
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