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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How to use indurate in a sentence

Pick up again his indurate book, Dreams from My Father, and see the harsh truth.
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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
A thousand years after your body has returned to dust, that piece of Indurate will still exist, unchanged, unworn.
The Long Voyage|Carl Richard Jacobi
Ganeth-Klae designed it just before he disappeared, using the last lot of Indurate in existence.
The Long Voyage|Carl Richard Jacobi

He used the last lot of Indurate to make that booster, a device which he said would increase our take-off speed.
The Long Voyage|Carl Richard Jacobi
Stark and indurate like an Adirondack meadow enameled with trap rock, he plodded rigidly on.
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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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