rehardened
Solidified once more
Rehardened describes something that has hardened again after softening.
Steel may be rehardened after heat treatment.
Arteries that were cleared can become rehardened with plaque.
Attitudes or positions that had softened may reharden: His stance rehardened after the failed negotiations.
Strengthened through heat treatment
- annealedHeat-softened then cooled
- quenchedSatisfied a craving
- retemperedHeat-processed again for hardness
- heat-treatedThermally processed for strength
forged · reforged · steel · alloy · carbonized · sintered · normalized · recrystallized
Made firm, not fluid
- curedRestored to health
- setArrange in position
- crystallizedFormed solid structure
- cementedFastened with lasting adhesion
vitrified · indurated · consolidated · stiffened · rigidified · resolidified · reset · rebaked
Made more durable
- strengthenedMade more robust
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- steeledHardened one's resolve
- fortifiedMade more resistant
galvanized · restrengthened · reconditioned · restored · recovered · rebounded · renewed · revitalized
tempered
Strengthened through heat treatment
- annealedHeat-softened then cooled
- quenchedSatisfied a craving
- retemperedHeat-processed again for hardness
heat-treated · forged · reforged · steel · alloy · carbonized · sintered · normalized · recrystallized · carburized
solidified
Made firm, not fluid
- curedRestored to health
- setArrange in position
- crystallizedFormed solid structure
cemented · vitrified · indurated · consolidated · stiffened · rigidified · resolidified · reset · rebaked · recast
toughened
Made more durable
- strengthenedMade more robust
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- steeledHardened one's resolve
fortified · galvanized · restrengthened · reconditioned · restored · recovered · rebounded · renewed · revitalized · rejuvenated