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Antonyms for steeled

Grammar : Verb
Spell : steel
Phonetic Transcription : stil

Definition of steeled

Origin :
  • Old English style, from West Germanic adjective *stakhlijan "made of steel" (cf. Old Saxon stehli, Old Norse, Middle Low German stal, Danish staal, Swedish stål, Middle Dutch stael, Dutch staal, Old High German stahal, German Stahl), related to *stakhla "standing fast," from PIE *stek-lo-, from root *stak- "to stand, place, be firm" (see stay (n.1)). No corresponding word exists outside Germanic except those likely borrowed from Germanic languages. Steel wool is attested from 1896.
  • verb prepare oneself
Example sentences :
  • She met my eye as unflinchingly as if her bosom had been steeled with conscious innocence.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • All this aroused his rancour now, and steeled his heart against the voice of honour.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • A life of crime had steeled her soul against every merciful impression.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Our hearts are not steeled, as are landsmen's, by daily habit.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • Jacques set his jaw firmly and steeled himself to do his duty.
  • Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
  • In that thought I steeled myself to hardness and bade conscience be still.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • Even then there were those who would have helped me, but I steeled my heart against them.
  • Extract from : « The Lowest Rung » by Mary Cholmondeley
  • She steeled herself with that as he bared his head before her.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Then she had her firearms, and she steeled her heart to their use.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • But she steeled herself to meet the cold, and her spirits rose with the effort.
  • Extract from : « Winning the Wilderness » by Margaret Hill McCarter

Synonyms for steeled

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