indurate

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

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

  2. 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

Origin of indurate

1
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, adjective
  • sem·i-in·du·rate, adjective
  • sem·i-in·du·rat·ed, adjective
  • un·in·du·rate, adjective

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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.

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for indurate

indurate

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verb(ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt)
  1. to make or become hard or callous

  2. to make or become hardy

adjective(ˈɪndjʊrɪt)
  1. hardened, callous, or unfeeling

Origin of indurate

1
C16: from Latin indūrāre to make hard; see endure

Derived forms of indurate

  • induration, noun
  • indurative, adjective

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