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accustom vs harden

harden vs accustom

accustom and harden both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accustom No No Yes No
harden No No Yes No
As verbs, harden is a hyponym of accustom; that is, harden is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accustom:
  • accustom: make psychologically or physically used (to something)
  • harden: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
Other hyponyms of accustom include indurate, inure, teach, addict, hook.
accustom (verb) harden (verb)
make psychologically or physically used (to something) become hard or harder
make hard or harder
make healthy
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Difference between accustom and harden

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