All casehardening synonyms
noun casehardening
- hardening β a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- calcification β the process of calcifying or becoming calcified
- coagulation β Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
- concretion β the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence
- crystallisation β (British) alternative spelling of crystallization.
- crystallization β Crystallization is the process in which crystals are formed either from something that has been melted or from a solution.
- fossilization β Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- freezing β (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- ossification β the act or process of ossifying.
- petrification β the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- setting β the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
verb casehardening
- accustom β If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
- acclimate β When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- acclimatize β When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- acclimatise β Standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling.
- adapt β If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- blunt β If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- brutalize β If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- callous β A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- callus β A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- coarsen β If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.
- conform β If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- deaden β If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- habituate β to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- indurate β to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- inure β to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- numb β deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- paralyse β to affect with paralysis.
- paralyze β to affect with paralysis.
- roughen β make rough
- season β one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- steel β any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- stiffen β to make stiff.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- stun β to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- stupefy β to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- teach β to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- train β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- case-harden β to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
- climatize β to acclimate to a new environment.
- harden β to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- amalgamate β When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
- anneal β to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
- bake β If you bake, you spend some time preparing and mixing together ingredients to make bread, cakes, pies, or other food which is cooked in the oven.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- buttress β Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.