transitive verb
-·rat·ed, -·rat·ing- to make hard; harden
- to make callous, unfeeling, or stubborn
- to cause to be firmly established
Origin of indurate
from Classical Latin induratus, past participle of indurare, to make hard from in-, in + durare, to harden from durus, hard: see durable- Now Rare hardened
- made callous, unfeeling, or stubborn