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caseharden

[keys-hahr-dn] / ˈkeɪsˌhɑr dn /
VERB
indurate
Synonyms
STRONG
acclimate acclimatize amalgamate anneal bake brace buttress cake calcify callous cement close clot coagulate compact concrete congeal consolidate contract crystallize curdle dry firm fix fortify fossilize freeze gird jell nerve ossify petrify precipitate press reinforce season set settle solidify starch steel stiffen strengthen temper thicken toughen vitrify
WEAK
densify
Antonyms
STRONG
continue dilute discourage dishearten disjoin dissolve dissuade divide enlarge flex hurt let go liquefy loosen melt open separate soften thin unfix unsettle upset weaken

Example Sentences

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The same salt may be used to caseharden wrought iron.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 by Various

I have a peculiar kind of steel which I cannot harden by fire and water, neither will it caseharden by prussiate of potash.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various

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