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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·du·rate
DATE 14th century : physically or morally hardened
(-rat·ed ; -rat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin induratus, past participle of indurare, from in-+ durare to harden, from durus hard — more at during DATE 1538 transitive verb 1. to make unfeeling, stubborn, or obdurate 2. to make hardy : inure 3. to make hard great heat indurates clay 4. to establish firmly : confirm intransitive verb 1. to grow hard : harden 2. to become established Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: HARDEN 1, cake, concrete, congeal, dry, set, solidifyWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·du·rate I. \ˈind(y)ərə̇t, ə̇nˈd(y)u̇r-\ adjective Usage: ME indurat, fr. L induratus, past part. of indurare : physically or morally hardened < this man whom enemies describe as cold-blooded and indurateto public opinion — M.L.Bach > II. \ˈind(y)əˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin induratus, past participle of indurare, from in- in- (II) + durare to harden, from durus hard — more at dure transitive verb 1. : to make unfeeling, stubborn, or obdurate < the instability of many religionists … indurates secular men in their impiety — Isaac Taylor > 2. : to make hardy : inure < had been indurated to want, exposure and toil — A.W.Tourgee > 3. : to make hard: as a. : to make into a compact hard rock mass by the action of heat, pressure, or cementation < conglomerates are the indurated equivalents of gravel — F.J.Pettijohn > b. : to increase the fibrous elements of : make sclerosed < indurated tissue > 4. : to establish firmly : make deep-rooted : confirm < the indurated goat habit … every family keeps a goat — Ellery Sedgwick > intransitive verb 1. : to grow hard : harden 2. : to become established or deep rooted |
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