indurate
[verb in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-; adjective in-doo-rit, -dyoo-; in-doo r-it, -dyoo r-]
verb (used with object), in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.
verb (used without object), in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.
to become hard; harden.
to become established or confirmed.
adjective
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
RELATED WORDS
consolidate, nerve, set, buttress, thicken, strengthen, stiffen, freeze, amalgamate, reinforce, fortify, close, toughen, petrify, jell, compact, bake, fix, callous, acclimatize
Origin of indurate
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Contemporary Examples of indurate
Pick up again his indurate book, Dreams from My Father, and see the harsh truth.
Historical Examples of indurate
Imogen was deaf to their expostulations, and indurate and callous as adamant to their persuasions.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
Stark and indurate like an Adirondack meadow enameled with trap rock, he plodded rigidly on.
The Army Mule and Other War SketchesHenry A. Castle
Can we consistently blame her if she becomes callous, when every legal provision directly tends to indurate her sensibilities?
The History of ProstitutionWilliam W. Sanger
Underneath these coherent and indurate ledges the most valuble ores exist, but coal and fossils are searched for in vain.
Even where there is no plastering, the tattooing may be found to indurate the skin, and to render it less sensible to cold.
John Rutherford, the White ChiefGeorge Lillie Craik
indurate
verb (ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt)
adjective (ˈɪndjʊrɪt)
Word Origin for indurate
C16: from Latin indūrāre to make hard; see endure
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