toughen
English
/ˈtʌfən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make tough.
- (intransitive) To become tough.
Etymology
Suffix from English tough.
Origin
English
tough
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- semitough English
- supertough English
- tough English
- toughenable English
- toughener English
- toughie English
- toughish English
- toughly English
- toughminded English
- toughness English
- ultratough English
- untough English
- tøff Norwegian Bokmål
- tuff Swedish
- タフ Japanese
- tøff Norwegian Nynorsk
- tough Middle English
- töff Icelandic