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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

enharden en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɛnˈhɑːdə̆n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛnˈhɑɹdən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From en- + harden, with en- as an intensifying prefix.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To harden; to render hard.
  2. (transitive) To fortify against adversity.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
enhardens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
enhardening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
enhardened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
enhardened Tense=Past lexicographic