indurate

[ verb in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-; adjective in-doo-rit, -dyoo-; in-door-it, -dyoor- ]

/ verb ˈɪn dʊˌreɪt, -dyʊ-; adjective ˈɪn dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ-; ɪnˈdʊər ɪt, -ˈdyʊər- /

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verb (used with object), in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.

to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.

to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling: transgressions that indurate the heart.

to inure; accustom: to indurate oneself to privation and suffering.

to make enduring; confirm; establish: to indurate custom through practice.

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.

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Origin of indurate

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English indurat, from Latin indūrātus, past participle of indūrāre “to harden”; see in-², dure¹, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM indurate

non·in·du·rat·ed, adjectivesem·i-in·du·rate, adjectivesem·i-in·du·rat·ed, adjectiveun·in·du·rate, adjective

Words nearby indurate

indult, indumentum, induna, induplicate, Induráin, indurate, indurated, induration, indurative, Indus, indusiate

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Example sentences from the Web for indurate

Pick up again his indurate book, Dreams from My Father, and see the harsh truth.
What’s Left of Obama’s Mideast Policy?|Marty Peretz|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Imogen was deaf to their expostulations, and indurate and callous as adamant to their persuasions.
Imogen|William Godwin
Stark and indurate like an Adirondack meadow enameled with trap rock, he plodded rigidly on.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
Can we consistently blame her if she becomes callous, when every legal provision directly tends to indurate her sensibilities?
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger

Underneath these coherent and indurate ledges the most valuble ores exist, but coal and fossils are searched for in vain.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2|Various
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 Chief|George Lillie Craik

British Dictionary definitions for indurate

indurate

/ rare /

verb (ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt)

to make or become hard or callous

to make or become hardy

adjective (ˈɪndjʊrɪt)

hardened, callous, or unfeeling

Derived forms of indurate

induration, nounindurative, adjective

Word Origin for indurate

C16: from Latin indūrāre to make hard; see endure

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verb (used with object), in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.