Become hard or harder:
— The wax hardened.

synoniem: indurate.

Roget 159: be strong etc. adj., be stronger; overmatch.    render strong etc. adj.; give strength etc. n.; strengthen, invigorate, brace, nerve, fortify, sustain, harden, case harden, steel, gird; screw up, wind up, set up; gird up one's loins, brace up one's loins; recruit, set on one's legs; vivify; refresh etc. 689; refect^†; reinforce, reenforce etc. (restore) 660.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: harden, verharden

Make hard or harder:
— The cold hardened the butter.

synoniem: indurate.

Nederlands: harden

Harden by reheating and cooling in oil.

synoniem: temper.

Roget 323: render hard etc. adj.; harden, stiffen, indurate, petrify, temper, ossify, vitrify; accrust^†.   

Make fit.

synoniem: season.

Roget 613: be wont etc. adj.. fall into a rut, fall into a custom etc. (conform to) 82; tread the beaten track, follow the beaten track, tread the beaten path, follow the beaten; stare super antiquas vias [Lat.]; move in a rut, run on in a groove, go round like a horse in a mill, go on in the old jog trot way.    habituate, inure, harden, season, caseharden; accustom, familiarize; naturalize, acclimatize; keep one's hand in; train etc. (educate) 537.    get into the way, get into the knack of; learn etc. 539; cling to, adhere to; repeat etc. 104; acquire a habit, contract a habit, fall into a habit, acquire a trick, contract a trick, fall into a trick; addict oneself to, take to, get into.    be habitual etc. adj.; prevail; come into use, become a habit, take root; gain upon one, grow upon one.    ... meer laten zien

Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate.

synoniemen: indurate, inure.

Nederlands: ten goede komen, harden, verharden