toughen

Verb

Verb Forms: toughened, toughening, toughens

To make or become strong and resilient.
make tough or tougher
- "This experience will toughen her"
To make tough.
To become tough.

Examples

The intense competition served only to TOUGHEN his resolve and improve his strategy.

Origin / Etymology

From tough + -en.

Scrabble Score: 11

toughen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
toughen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
toughen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

toughen: valid Words With Friends Word