verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of steel form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

backedcalcifiedcallouscallousedcase hardenedcase-hardened

Example

More examples

"Haruyo steeled herself to tell Akiyoshi that she wanted to stop dating him."

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