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单词 case-hardens
释义

case-harden

verb

case-hard·​en ˈkās-ˌhär-dᵊn How to pronounce case-harden (audio)
case-hardened; case-hardening; case-hardens

transitive verb

1
: to harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is harder than the interior
2
: to make callous or insensible
case-hardened adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

case-hardens

verb

present tense third-person singular of case-harden
as in tempers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tempers
  • rigidifies
  • anneals
  • gelates
  • crystallizes
  • calcifies
  • gels
  • petrifies
  • coagulates
  • jellies
  • stiffens
  • ossifies
  • incrusts
  • thickens
  • gelatinizes
  • encrusts
  • cakes
  • jells
  • crystalizes
  • clots
  • freezes
  • indurates
  • calluses
  • concretes
  • firms (up)
  • solidifies
  • hardens
  • congeals
  • sets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • softens
  • liquefies
  • melts
  • dissolves
  • fuses
  • liquifies
  • deliquesces
  • smelts
  • thaws
  • fluxes
  • unfreezes
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