enharden
English edit
Etymology edit
en- + harden, with en- as an intensifying prefix.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈhɑːdə̆n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛnˈhɑɹdən/
Verb edit
enharden (third-person singular simple present enhardens, present participle enhardening, simple past and past participle enhardened)
- (transitive) To harden; to render hard.
- (transitive) To fortify against adversity.
References edit
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).