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Webster 1913 Edition


Toughen

Tough′en

,
Verb.
I.
&
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Toughened
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Toughening
.]
To grow or make tough, or tougher.

Webster 1828 Edition


Toughen

TOUGHEN

,
Verb.
I.
tuf'n. To grow tough.

TOUGHEN

,
Verb.
T.
tuf'n. To make tough.

Definition 2024


toughen

toughen

English

Verb

toughen (third-person singular simple present toughens, present participle toughening, simple past and past participle toughened)

  1. (transitive) To make tough.
  2. (intransitive) To become tough.

Translations


German

Adjective

toughen

  1. inflected form of tough