harden off

harden something off

to accustom a young plant to normal weather so it can be moved from a protected environment to the out-of-doors. We put the plants by the open window to harden them off. We hardened off the plants.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zoe	['zəui]
Maaria	MAH:-ree-ah	Finnish
Crawford	['krɔfəd]
Wikolia	-	Hawaiian
ZsÓFia	ZHO-fee-aw	Hungarian
Berker	-	Turkish