Toughen

(v. i. & t.) To grow or make tough, or tougher.

Thesaurus Entries

acclimate, acclimatize, anneal, be tough, beef up, brace, brace up, buttress, calcify, callous, case harden, confirm, cornify, develop, endure, firm, fortify, fossilize, gird, hang tough, harden, indurate, invigorate, lapidify, lithify, nerve, ossify, petrify, prop, refresh, reinforce, reinvigorate, restrengthen, season, shore up, steel, stiffen, strengthen, support, sustain, temper, undergird, vitrify