| 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 |