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

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

From The Daily Beast

Even where there is no plastering, the tattooing may be found to indurate the skin, and to render it less sensible to cold.

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A thousand years after your body has returned to dust, that piece of Indurate will still exist, unchanged, unworn.

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Ganeth-Klae designed it just before he disappeared, using the last lot of Indurate in existence.

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He used the last lot of Indurate to make that booster, a device which he said would increase our take-off speed.

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Stark and indurate like an Adirondack meadow enameled with trap rock, he plodded rigidly on.

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