indurate

American  

[in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-, in-doo-rit, -dyoo-, in-door-it, -dyoor-] / ˈɪn dʊˌreɪt, -dyʊ-, ˈɪn dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ-, ɪnˈdʊər ɪt, -ˈdyʊər- /

verb (used with object)

indurated, indurating

1. to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc..

   Cold indurates the soil.

2. to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling.

   transgressions that indurate the heart.

3. to inure; accustom.

   to indurate oneself to privation and suffering.

4. to make enduring; confirm; establish.

   to indurate custom through practice.

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verb (used without object)

indurated, indurating

1. to become hard; harden.

2. to become established or confirmed.

adjective

1. hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.

indurate British  

verb

1. to make or become hard or callous

2. to make or become hardy

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adjective

1. hardened, callous, or unfeeling

Other Word Forms

• induration noun
• indurative adjective
• nonindurated adjective
• semi-indurate adjective
• semi-indurated adjective
• unindurate adjective

Etymology

Origin of indurate

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English indurat, from Latin indūrātus, past participle of indūrāre “to harden”; in- ², dure ¹, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

When it comes to my indurated papules, I tell myself: “Must. Not. Scratch. Scratching just makes it worse.”

From Washington Post

“Is it indurated?” she asks her daughter, showing her a lump on the back of her neck.

From New York Times

The neck of the sac is often thickened, indurated and adherent to surrounding parts, the result of chronic inflammation.

From Project Gutenberg

Stamens borne on the throat of the indurated 5-cleft and pointless calyx.

From Project Gutenberg

In certain parts of the tropics tortoises protect themselves from the excessive heat by burrowing into the soil which afterwards becomes indurated.

From Project Gutenberg