indurate

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

verb (used with object)

, in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.

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.

verb (used without object)

, in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.

1. to become hard; harden.
2. to become established or confirmed.

adjective

1. hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.

indurate

verb

1. to make or become hard or callous
2. to make or become hardy

adjective

1. hardened, callous, or unfeeling

Derived Forms

• ˌinduˈration, noun
• ˈinduˌrative, adjective

Other Words From

• non·indu·rated adjective
• semi-indu·rate adjective
• semi-indu·rated adjective
• un·indu·rate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of indurate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of indurate¹

C16: from Latin indūrāre to make hard; see endure

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

Pick up again his indurate book, Dreams from My Father, and see the harsh truth.

From Newsweek

The common description of “the Oriental” as indurated in his antagonism to the alien conqueror here perhaps has some truth in it.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg