indurate

(in′do̵̅o̅ rāt′, -dyo̵̅o̅-)

Origin: < L induratus, pp. of indurare, to make hard < in-, in + durare, to harden < durus, hard: see durable

intransitive verb

to become indurated

adjective

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See indurate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing, in·du·rates

verb, transitive

To make hard; harden: soil that had been indurated by extremes of climate.
To inure, as to hardship or ridicule.
To make callous or obdurate: “It is the curse of revolutionary calamities to indurate the heart” (Helen Maria Williams).

verb, intransitive

adjective (ĭnˈdo͝o-rĭt, -dyə-)

Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.

Origin:

Origin: Latin indūrāre, indūrāt-

Origin: : in-, intensive pref.; see in-²

Origin: + dūrus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots

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