enharden

English

Etymology

en- +‎ harden, with en- as an intensifying prefix.[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈhɑːdə̆n/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈhɑɹdən/

Verb

enharden (third-person singular simple present enhardens, present participle enhardening, simple past and past participle enhardened)

(transitive) To harden; to render hard.
(transitive) To fortify against adversity.

References

The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).

Anagrams

Hardenne, Hearnden

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[OED-etym-1] The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).