toughen

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʌfən/
Rhymes: -ʌfən

Verb

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

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

Translations

to make tougher

Finnish: koventaa, vahvistaa (fi), karkaista (fi)
Maori: whakapūioio, whakamarohi

Russian: ужесточа́ть (ru) impf (užestočátʹ), ужесточи́ть (ru) pf (užestočítʹ) (rules, etc.)

to become tougher

Finnish: koventua, vahvistua (fi), karkaistua

Anagrams

oughten

German

Adjective

toughen

inflection of tough:
1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
4. strong dative plural
5. weak/mixed all-case plural

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