Overview of verb toughen

The verb toughen has 1 sense

• toughen -- (make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her")

Overview of adj toughened

The adj toughened has 2 senses

• tough, toughened -- (physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet")


• tempered, treated, hardened, toughened -- (made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass")