To Forge
To Temper, To Train, To Discipline
transitive verb, ichidan verb
きたえる
鍛える （きたえる） To Forge, To Temper, To Train, To Discipline
鍛錬 （たんれん） Tempering, Forging, Training
鍛える also means To Train as in To Forge skills.
These elephants were Forged/Trained in a Kita きた (daycare center in German) for elephants える