ALL meanings of hardenable
hard·en
H h - verb with object hardenable to make hard or harder: to harden steel. 1
- verb with object hardenable to make pitiless or unfeeling: to harden one's heart. 1
- verb with object hardenable to make rigid or unyielding; stiffen: The rigors of poverty hardened his personality. 1
- verb with object hardenable to strengthen or confirm, especially with reference to character, intentions, feelings, etc.; reinforce. 1
- verb with object hardenable to make hardy, robust, or capable of endurance; toughen. 1
- verb with object hardenable Military. to reinforce the structure of (a military or strategic installation) to protect it from nuclear bombardment. 1
- verb without object hardenable to become hard or harder. 1
- verb without object hardenable to become pitiless or unfeeling. 1
- verb without object hardenable to become rigid or unyielding; stiffen: His personality hardened over the years. 1
- verb without object hardenable to become confirmed or strengthened: His resistance hardened. 1
- verb without object hardenable to become inured or toughened: The troops hardened under constant fire. 1
- verb without object hardenable Commerce. to cease to fluctuate; firm: When the speculators withdrew from the market, the prices hardened. to rise higher. 1
- noun hardenable Capable of being hardened. 1