Thesaurus
season
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SEASON
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to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness <carefully seasoned the cast iron pan with vegetable oil before using it for the first time>
Related Words fit, habilitate, prepare, ready; acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, break in, orient, orientate, shape; accustom, familiarize, habituate, naturalize; fortify, harden, inure, season, shape up, steel, strengthen, toughen
Antonyms decondition
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to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure <troops that had been seasoned by months of heavy fighting>
Related Words acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust; anneal, temper; invigorate, vitalize; immunize; bolster, boost, brace, buttress, enforce, forearm, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support; break in, limber (up), train; accustom, condition, habituate, naturalize
Near Antonyms emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, weaken; cripple, debilitate, hamstring, incapacitate; sensitize
Antonyms soften
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to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function <her campaign manager has been seasoned by several hotly contested gubernatorial campaigns>
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