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
Allyson	AL-i-sən	English
Jerko	YER-ko	Croatian
Epimetheus	-	Greek Mythology
Philip	FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Zabulon	-	Biblical Latin
XoÁN	-	Galician