2. To render insensible to good influences. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
caseharden — [kās′härd΄ n] vt. 1. Metallurgy to form a hard, thin surface on (an iron alloy) 2. to make callous or unfeeling casehardened adj … English World dictionary
caseharden — /kays hahr dn/, v.t. 1. Metall. to make the outside surface of (an alloy having an iron base) hard by carburizing and heat treatment, leaving the interior tough and ductile. 2. to harden in spirit so as to render insensible or insensitive to… … Universalium
caseharden — verb a) To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer b) To make insensitive to hardship … Wiktionary
caseharden — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make resistant to hardship, especially . through continued exposure: acclimate, acclimatize, harden, indurate, season, toughen. See CONTINUE, RESIST … English dictionary for students
caseharden — v. forge metal, harden metal; make unfeeling, make callous … English contemporary dictionary
caseharden — v. a. Harden (on the outside), steel, convert into steel (on the surface) … New dictionary of synonyms
caseharden — case•hard•en [[t]ˈkeɪsˌhɑr dn[/t]] v. t. 1) mel to harden the surface of (an iron based alloy) by carburizing and heat treatment, leaving the interior tough and ductile 2) to make callous • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
caseharden — /kays hahr dn/, v.t. 1. Metall. to make the outside surface of (an alloy having an iron base) hard by carburizing and heat treatment, leaving the interior tough and ductile. 2. to harden in spirit so as to render insensible or insensitive to… … Useful english dictionary
harden — v 1. solidify, set, stabilize, establish; toughen, starch; temper, bake, anneal, vulcanize, Metall. caseharden; densify, freeze, inspissate, Pharm. incrassate; press, compress, compact, make compact; cement, fix, make tight, lock in, consolidate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
harden — Synonyms and related words: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, anneal, be tough, beef up, brace, brace up, break, break in, brutalize, buttress, cake, calcify, callous, case harden, caseharden, compact, concrete,… … Moby Thesaurus
