"harshen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: harshens [present, singular, third-person], harshening [participle, present], harshened [participle, past], harshened [past]
Etymology: From harsh + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|harsh|en|id2=inchoative}} harsh + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} harshen (third-person singular simple present harshens, present participle harshening, simple past and past participle harshened)
  1. (transitive) To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-harshen-en-verb-0Wz6CZNf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To render peevish, morose, or austere. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-harshen-en-verb-fTUb6oum Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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