toughen (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *toughen*:
VERB	change	toughen	make tough / tough / tough / tough or tougher / tougher / tougher / tougher

toughen > pronunciation
Sounds	tah'fahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *toughen*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	make tough / tough / tough / tough or tougher / tougher / tougher / tougher.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"This experience will toughen her"
Narrower	season, harden	make fit
Broader	strengthen	gain strength
Spanish	endurecer, fortalecer
Catalan	endurir, enfortir

HyperDic: toughen