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
Orla (1)	OR-la	Irish
Rupinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Arrigo	ahr-REE-go	Italian
SreČKo	-	Slovene
Crisp	[krisp]
Ah	-	Chinese