Indurate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
verb (ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt)
  1. to make or become hard or callous
  2. to make or become hardy
adjective (ˈɪndjʊrɪt)
  1. hardened, callous, or unfeeling
Indurate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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