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Verb: ruggedize  'rú-gi,dIz
  1. Produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
    "Detroit ruggedized the family car";
    - ruggedise [Brit]

Derived forms: ruggedizing, ruggedizes, ruggedized

Type of: beef up [informal], fortify, strengthen