Antonyms for callousing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kal-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs |
Definition of callousing
Origin :- c.1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.
- As in indurate : verb harden
- As in harden : verb make or become solid
- As in harden : verb accustom
- Professor Lake: You don't know how successful the callousing has been?
- Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association
Synonyms for callousing
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- adapt
- adjust
- amalgamate
- anneal
- bake
- blunt
- brace
- brutalize
- buttress
- cake
- calcify
- callous
- callus
- case-harden
- caseharden
- cement
- climatize
- close
- clot
- coagulate
- coarsen
- compact
- concrete
- conform
- congeal
- consolidate
- contract
- crystallize
- curdle
- deaden
- densify
- develop
- discipline
- dry
- dull
- embitter
- firm
- fix
- fortify
- fossilize
- freeze
- gird
- habituate
- indurate
- inure
- jell
- make callous
- nerve
- numb
- ossify
- paralyze
- petrify
- precipitate
- press
- reinforce
- render insensitive
- roughen
- season
- set
- settle
- solidify
- starch
- steel
- stiffen
- strengthen
- stun
- stupefy
- teach
- temper
- thicken
- toughen
- train
- vitrify
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