harden
hard‧en /ˈhɑːdn $ ˈhɑːrdn/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
OPP soften:
It will take about 24 hours for the glue to harden.
2. if your attitude hardens, or if something hardens it, you become more strict and determined and less sympathetic
OPP soften:
Attitudes towards the terrorists have hardened even more since the attack.
3. written if your face or voice hardens, or if something hardens it, you look or sound less sympathetic or happy
OPP soften:
His face hardened momentarily, then he looked away.
4. harden your heart to make yourself not feel pity or sympathy for someone
hard‧en /ˈhɑːdn $ ˈhɑːrdn/
verb [intransitive and transitive] Word Family: noun: hardship, hardness, hardiness; adjective: hard, hardened, hardy; adverb: hard, hardly; verb: harden
1. to become firm or stiff, or to make something firm or stiff OPP soften:
2. if your attitude hardens, or if something hardens it, you become more strict and determined and less sympathetic
OPP soften:
3. written if your face or voice hardens, or if something hardens it, you look or sound less sympathetic or happy
OPP soften:
4. harden your heart to make yourself not feel pity or sympathy for someone