Usually means: Make tougher for harsh conditions.
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  1. ruggedize: Merriam-Webster
  2. ruggedize: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ruggedize: Vocabulary.com
  4. ruggedize: Wiktionary
  5. ruggedize: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. ruggedize: Dictionary.com
  7. ruggedize: Rhymezone
  8. ruggedize: FreeDictionary.org
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  10. ruggedize: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ verb:  To produce a more rugged version of something, so that it will withstand rough treatment

Similar:
ruggedise, robustize, toughen, rusticise, rusticize, rigorize, rigourize, rigourise, toughen up, rigidise, more...

Opposite:
delicateness, fragility, vulnerability

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Similar:
ruggedise, robustize, toughen, rusticise, rusticize, rigorize, rigourize, rigourise, toughen up, rigidise, more...

Opposite:
delicateness, fragility, vulnerability



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