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toughened up

toughened up is the simple past and past participle of toughen up.

Meaning of toughen up

Verb

toughen up (third-person singular simple present toughens up, present participle toughening up, simple past and past participle toughened up)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To make or become mentally tougher.

Questions about toughened up

What is toughened up the simple past and past participle of?
Toughened up is the simple past and past participle of toughen up.

Words near toughened up in the dictionary

  1. toughed out
  2. toughen
  3. toughen up
  4. toughenable
  5. toughened
  6. toughened up
  7. toughener
  8. tougheners
  9. toughening
  10. toughening up
  11. toughenings

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