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
SobiesŁAw	saw-BYES-wahf	Polish
Arabel	['ærəbel]
Stanko	STAHN-ko (Slovene, Croatian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Josh	JAHSH	English
RÓIsÍN	ROSH-een	Irish
AygÜL	-	Turkish