harden — meaning in English

English meaning

harden verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
inure verb To make someone used to something unpleasant through repeated or prolonged exposure to it.
set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

harden is used for these senses in English:

harden (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder.
harden (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.
inure (transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. [from 16th c.]
quenching (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
set (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
set up (intransitive) To gel or harden.

verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
verb To become or make someone more resistant, tough, or emotionally unaffected.

verb To make someone used to something unpleasant through repeated or prolonged exposure to it.
verb To take effect or become legally operative, as a right or benefit.