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toughened

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tough·en  (tfn)
tr. & intr.v. tough·ened, tough·en·ing, tough·ens
To make or become tough. See Synonyms at harden.
toughen·er n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.toughenedtoughened - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
tough
rugged - sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
2.toughenedtoughened - made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
tempered, hardened, treated
Translations
toughened [ˈtʌfnd] ADJ [material] → endurecido


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Some strength came to him finally from the mere struggle, undirected and misdirected as it often was, and such mental fibre as he had was toughened by the prolonged stress.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
From the higher sides of the cog the bowmen could shoot straight down, at a range which was so short as to enable a cloth-yard shaft to pierce through mail-coats or to transfix a shield, though it were an inch thick of toughened wood.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
At length, the toughened sinews of the white man prevailed over the less practiced limbs of the native.
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