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tough·en
 toughen
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- pronunciation:
- tuh
f
n
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
toughens, toughening, toughened |
definition: |
to make, be, or become tough or tougher.
- antonyms:
- soften, tenderize, weaken
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related words: |
callous, reinforce, season, temper |
adverb + (v.)toughen
greatly, recently, unfortunately
(v.)toughen
+ adverb
considerably
(v.)toughen
+ noun
admission,
border,
code,
course,
embargo,
enforcement,
guideline,
gun,
immigration,
language,
law,
meat,
offender,
penalty,
policy,
pollution,
protein,
provision,
regulation,
requirement,
resolve,
restriction,
rhetoric,
rule,
safety,
schedule,
screening,
skin,
stance,
standard
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derivation: |
toughener (n.) |
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