hardened
/ˈhɑːdn̩d/
Dictionary
verb
- To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
- To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
- To strengthen.
- To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
- To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
- To become or make (a consonant) more fortis.
Synonyms:inure
adjective
- Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
"The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears."
- Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate.
- Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
"a hardened air base"
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