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toughen
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1
to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force
- Weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours.
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to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
- Hiking every morning through snow and ice toughened him considerably.
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to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe
- attempts to toughen conditions under which waivers from military service would be permitted
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