transcription, транскрипция: [ tʌf(ə)n ]
( toughens, toughening, toughened)
1.
If you toughen something or if it toughens , you make it stronger so that it will not break easily.
Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
VERB : V n , also V
2.
If a person, institution, or law toughens its policies, regulations, or punishments, it makes them firmer or stricter.
Talks are under way to toughen trade restrictions...
VERB : V n
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Toughen up means the same as toughen .
The new law toughens up penalties for those that misuse guns.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , also V n P
3.
If an experience toughens you, it makes you stronger and more independent in character.
They believe that participating in fights toughens boys and shows them how to be men.
VERB : V n
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Toughen up means the same as toughen .
He thinks boxing is good for kids, that it toughens them up...
My father tried to teach me to toughen up.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P