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caseharden

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caseharden

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From case + harden.

verb casehardens · casehardening · casehardened · case harden

  1. To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
  2. broadly To make insensitive to hardship.

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verb to harden the surface of steel

Русскийцементировать cementirovatʹ, процементировать procementirovatʹ

verb To make insensitive to hardship

Русскийзакалять zakaljatʹ, закалить zakalitʹ

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"caseharden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caseharden. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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caseharden. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caseharden

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"caseharden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caseharden.

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@misc{caseharden_2026,
  title = {caseharden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caseharden},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}