Definitions for harden
ˈhɑr dnhard·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harden, indurateverb

   become hard or harder

   "The wax hardened"

2. harden, indurateverb

   make hard or harder

   "The cold hardened the butter"

3. temper, hardenverb

   harden by reheating and cooling in oil

   "temper steel"

4. season, hardenverb

   make fit

   "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

5. inure, harden, indurateverb

   cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

   "He was inured to the cold"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardenverb

   To become hard.

2. hardenverb

   To make something hard(er).

3. hardenverb

   To become or make a person or thing resistant or less sensitive.

   When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. KJV, Exodus 4:21

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Hardenverb

   Etymology: from hard.

   1. To make hard; to indurate.

   Sure he, who first the passage try’d,
   In harden’d oak his heart did hide,
   And ribs of iron arm’d his side,
   Who tempted first the briny flood. Dryden.

   A piece of the hardened marl. John Woodward, on Fossils.

   2. To confirm in effrontery; to make impudent.3. To confirm in wickedness; to make obdurate.

   But exhort one another daily, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Hebr. iii. 13.

   He stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord. 2 Chro. xxxvi. 13.

   It is a melancholy consideration, that there should be several among us so hardened and deluded as to think an oath a proper subject for a jest. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   4. To make insensible; to stupify.

   Our religion sets before us not the example of a stupid stoick, who had by obstinate principles hardened himself against all sense of pain; but an example of a man like ourselves, that had a tender sense of the least suffering, and yet patiently endured the greatest. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   Years have not yet hardened me, and I have an addition of weight on my spirits since we lost him. Jonathan Swift, to Pope.

   5. To make firm; to endue with constancy.

   Then should I yet have comfort? yea, I would harden myself in sorrow. Job vi. 10.

   One raises the soul, and hardens it to virtue; the other softens it again, and unbends it into vice. Dryden.

2. To Hardenverb

   To grow hard.

   Etymology: from hard.

   The powder of loadstone and flint, by the addition of whites of eggs and gum-dragon, made into paste, will in a few days harden to the hardness of a stone. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hardenverb

   to make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron

2. Hardenverb

   to accustom by labor or suffering to endure with constancy; to strengthen; to stiffen; to inure; also, to confirm in wickedness or shame; to make unimpressionable

3. Hardenverb

   to become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying

4. Hardenverb

   to become confirmed or strengthened, in either a good or a bad sense

5. Etymology: [OE. hardnen, hardenen.]

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1. Harden

   Harden-Murrumburrah is a township and community in the centre of Harden Shire and is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales in Australia and is adjacent to both the Canberra region of the Australian Capital Territory and the Riverina Region in the southwest area of NSW. The town is a twin town between Harden and Murrumburrah. The shire is traversed by the Burley Griffin Way, the major link from and between the extra supportive the Riverina to the Hume Highway near Yass, and ultimately Sydney, Canberra and the coast. Cunningham Creek runs along the edge of the town. The Olympic Highway traverses the western end of the shire and is the major link through the central west to the Blue Mountains and from there to the Sydney region. Harden is 3½ hours away by road from Sydney, and 1½ hours from Canberra and Wagga Wagga. The shire is accessible via the XPT passenger rail service.

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1. HARDEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harden is ranked #1322 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Harden surname appeared 26,617 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Harden.
   
   58.3% or 15,539 total occurrences were White.
   35.8% or 9,548 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 695 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 532 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 202 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 101 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Habituate
   • Modify
   • Toughen

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1. hander

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harden in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of harden in a Sentence

1. Charles Krauthammer:

   Afterwards, we decided to go after them. They were then driven out of their sanctuary, physically. We have not had a major attack on that scale from Al Qaeda since. you can harden all of the soft targets you want in America. You can keep all the Muslim immigrants you want away from our shores. It will make no difference.

2. Antony Khoury:

   The sugar should be hot when poured or else it would harden when cold, you can also sprinkle sugar on top and torch it.

3. President Trump:

   We are writing out bump stocks, but we have to take steps to harden our schools so they are less vulnerable to attack.

4. Theodore Parker:

   Wealth and want equally harden the human heart, like frost and fire both are alien to human flesh.

5. Rudy Gobert:

   James Harden said. FINISHING STRONG Snyder inserted Derrick Favors in the lineup in place of Rudy Gobert for the final 4 minutes of the fourth quarter. The move paid off. Derrick Favors totaled six points and six rebounds in 10 minutes in the quarter. All but one rebound came during the final three minutes to prevent Houston from making a late rally, like in Game 3. Rudy Gobert totaled four points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in 24 minutes. Rudy Gobert admitted to being surprised by the decision, but took it in stride. When hes on the floor and Im on the bench, of course I want to be out there, but if Rudy Gobert has a great game and the team is winning thats the most important thing, thats all that matters.

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