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tough·en

toughen

 
pronunciation:
tuh fn
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
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)toughen greatly, recently, unfortunately
(v.)toughen + adverb considerably
(v.)toughen + nounHelp 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  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: toughener (n.)