Related Words for toughens

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annealed
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Verb, Verb
baked
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Verb, Adjective
burned
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Adjective, Adjective
calloused
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Adjective, Adjective
hardened
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Adjective, Adjective
inured
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Adjective, Adjective
tempered
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Adjective, Adjective
thickened
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Adjective, Adjective
tough
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Adjective, Verb
treated
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Verb, Adjective
tender
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Noun, Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tightens
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Verb
stiffens
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Verb
loosens
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softens
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eases
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relaxes
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Verb
strengthens
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revises
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alters
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renews
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modifies
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sharpens
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revokes
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boosts
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expands
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adopts
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improves
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lowers
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restricts
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lightens
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enacts
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imposes
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widens
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upholds
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pushes
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intensifies
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broadens
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weakens
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approves
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repeals
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enforces
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lengthens
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establishes
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suspends
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bolsters
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clarifies
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enhances
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complicates
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hurts
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defends
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Verb
stirs
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removes
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Verb
punishes
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Verb
waives
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Verb
smothers
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Verb
extends
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shortens
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Verb
introduces
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rejects
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codifies
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shrinks
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warms
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protects
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Verb
clears
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Verb
narrows
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Verb
exempts
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Verb
applies
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Verb
rips
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Verb
angers
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Verb
slows
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abandons
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reduces
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revives
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Verb
thwarts
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gives
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urges
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Verb
requires
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Verb
stifles
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Verb
puts
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Verb
erodes
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Verb
halts
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Verb
defers
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Verb
cancels
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Verb
cooking
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Noun
skin
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Noun
meat
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Noun
steel
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Noun
salt
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Noun
muscles
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Noun
makes
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Verb
process
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Noun
aggravates
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Verb, Noun
ascends
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Verb, Noun
assures
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Verb
emphasizes
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Verb
escalates
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Verb, Noun
insists
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Verb
reinforces
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Verb
stresses
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Noun, Verb
strictness
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Noun
underlines
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Verb
underscores
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Verb