| harden | vt 1. make hard, solidify, mengeraskan: to ~ steel, mengeraskan keluli; 2. make hardy, robust, menjadikan [n] tegap dan tahan lasak: the exercises are designed to ~ the body, senaman-senaman itu dicipta utk menjadikan badan tegap dan tahan lasak; 3. make firmer, menguatkan: he ~ed his grip on the railing, dia menguatkan pegangannya pd kisi-kisi itu; 4. cause to be tough, unfeeling, (act.) menyebabkan [sso] bersikap keras; (pass.) menjadi orang yg (bersikap) keras: he was ~ed by his wartime experiences, dia menjadi orang yg bersikap keras disebabkan pengalamannya semasa perang; ~ o’s heart, mengeraskan hati; 5. make resolute, (act.) meneguhkan; (pass.) menjadi teguh: the latest incident has ~ed public opinion against the rebels, peristiwa yg terakhir itu telah meneguhkan pendapat umum utk menentang pemberontak-pemberontak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stiffen | vt 1. make firmer, harder, mengeraskan: all the table linen must be ~ed with starch, semua kain meja mesti dikeraskan dgn kanji; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bake | vt 1. be cooked in an oven, membakar: to ~ bread, membakar roti; 2. harden by exposing to heat, a. (in kiln etc) membakar; b. (of sun) mengeraskan; (the ground) menyebabkan (men)jadi keras: formerly, bricks were ~ed in the sun, pd masa dahulu batu bata dikeraskan di bawah cahaya matahari; the sun ~ed the ground hard, matahari menyebabkan tanah menjadi keras; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |