toughen en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈtʌfən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From tough + -en.
Meanings
-
(transitive) To make tough.
Although the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) had toughened its stance on new third rail electrification, gaining approval for short sections of third rail to charge the batteries could be more straightforward.
2025 October 29, Chris Howe, “A step closer to Liverpool dream...”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 50:The new training program is designed to toughen the athletes.
A cold shower every morning will toughen your skin.
- (intransitive) To become tough.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toughening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toughens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| toughened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toughened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
toughen up · toughenable · toughener · untoughened · retoughen
Translations (20)
fi vahvistua (to become tougher) · fi karkaistua (to become tougher) · de versteifen (to become tougher) · fi karkaista (to make tougher) · cs ztuhnout (to become tougher) · fi koventua (to become tougher) · ga cruaigh (to make tougher) · ga cruaigh (to become tougher) · sk stuhnúť (to become tougher) · bg втвърдявам (to make tougher) · cs ztvrdnout (to become tougher) · mi whakapūioio (to make tougher) · mi whakamarohi (to make tougher) · bg втвърдявам се (to become tougher) · sk stvrdnúť (to become tougher) · ru ужесточи́ть (to make tougher) · fi vahvistaa (to make tougher) · fi koventaa (to make tougher) · mi whakapakeke (to make tougher) · ru ужесточа́ть (to make tougher)