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as in armed, braced
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steeled
verb
past tense of steel
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1
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
- hoped that his inspirational talk would steel the youths in the pursuit of their dreams
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2
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
- years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman
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3
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
- he had spent the previous night steeling himself for the moment when he would demand a raise
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“Steeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeled. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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