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TOUGHENED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatmentplay

Example:

tempered glass

Synonyms:

hardened; tempered; toughened; treated

Classified under:

Adjectives

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 toughenedplay

Example:

the tough bottoms of his feet

Synonyms:

tough; toughened

Classified under:

Adjectives

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

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