vverb.changebecome hard or harderSynset:indurate
Antonyms:soften
Derivationally Related Form:hardeninginduration
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:hardenchange
Direct Hyponyms:calcifycalluscureencrustincrust
Full Troponyms:calcifycalluscureeffloresceencrust
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.changemake hard or harderSynset:indurate
Examples:- The cold hardened the butter
Antonyms:soften
Derivationally Related Form:hardeninginduration
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:hardenchange
Direct Hyponyms:annealcallusface-hardennormalizetemper
Causes:harden indurate
Full Troponyms:annealcallusface-harden
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changeharden by reheating and cooling in oilSynset:temper
Derivationally Related Form:temperancetemperingtemper
Hypernyms:modify
Inherited Hypernyms:tempermodifychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake fitSynset:season
Examples:- This trip will season even the hardiest traveller
Hypernyms:toughen
Inherited Hypernyms:seasontoughenstrengthenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.changecause to accept or become hardened to; habituateSynset:indurate inure
Examples:- He was inured to the cold
Hypernyms:accustom habituate
Inherited Hypernyms:inurehabituatechange
Direct Hyponyms:brace oneself forcallouscauterisecauterizeprepare forsteel oneself againststeel onself for
Full Troponyms:calloussteel oneself against
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP