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TOUGHENED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
Example:
tempered glass
Synonyms:
hardened; tempered; toughened; treated
Classified under:
Similar:
curable (capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent)
sunbaked (baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Physically toughened
Example:
the tough bottoms of his feet
Synonyms:
tough; toughened
Classified under:
Similar:
callous; calloused; thickened (having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear)
enured; hardened; inured (made tough by habitual exposure)
weather-beaten (tanned and coarsened from being outdoors)
Also:
rugged (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring)
experienced; experient (having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation)
strong (having strength or power greater than average or expected)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb toughen
