indurate

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adjective

in·du·rate ˈin-də-rət How to pronounce indurate (audio)

-dyə-;

in-ˈdu̇r-ət,

-ˈdyu̇r-

: physically or morally hardened

indurate

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verb

in·du·rate ˈin-də-ˌrāt How to pronounce indurate (audio)

-dyə-

indurated; indurating

transitive verb

: to make unfeeling, stubborn, or obdurate

: to make hardy : inure

: to make hard

great heat indurates clay

: to establish firmly : confirm

intransitive verb

: to grow hard : harden

: to become established

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Indurate is a hard word—in more than one way. Not only is it fairly uncommon in modern usage, but it also can be traced back to Latin durare, meaning "to harden." Durare can mean "to endure" as well, and appropriately indurate is a word that has lasted many years—it has been a part of the English language since the 14th century. Durare is also the root of other durable English words, including during, endure, duration, durance, and even durable itself. In addition, indurate can be a verb meaning "to make or grow hard," "to make unfeeling, stubborn, or obdurate," and "to establish firmly."

Synonyms

Adjective

affectless
callous
case-hardened
cold-blooded
compassionless
desensitized
hard
hard-boiled
hard-hearted
heartless
inhuman
inhumane
insensate
insensitive
ironhearted
merciless
obdurate
pachydermatous
pitiless
remorseless
ruthless
slash-and-burn
soulless
stony
stoney
stonyhearted
take-no-prisoners
thick-skinned
uncharitable
unfeeling
unmerciful
unsparing
unsympathetic

Verb

concrete
congeal
firm (up)
freeze
harden
set
solidify

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indurating

verb

present participle of indurate

as in freezing

to become physically firm or solid clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

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freezing
hardening
stiffening
solidifying
setting
congealing
firming (up)
concreting
gelating
gelatinizing
incrusting
rigidifying
encrusting
callusing
thickening
gelling
crystallizing
caking
jellying
coagulating
petrifying
clotting
ossifying
calcifying
crystalizing
jelling
annealing
tempering
case-hardening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

softening
liquefying
melting
thawing
dissolving
liquifying
fluxing
fusing
smelting
deliquescing
unfreezing

as in strengthening

to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

strengthening
hardening
adjusting
fortifying
inuring
toughening
adapting
reinforcing
seasoning
bolstering
acclimatizing
acclimating
enforcing
breaking in
bracing
invigorating
vitalizing
steeling
annealing
forearming
tempering
training
boosting
immunizing
reenforcing
supporting
conditioning
propping (up)
buttressing
accustoming
habituating
limbering (up)
naturalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

softening
weakening
exhausting
crippling
debilitating
sapping
enervating
emasculating
sensitizing
incapacitating
enfeebling
hamstringing

单词	indurating
释义	indurate 1 of 2 adjective in·du·rate ˈin-də-rət -dyə-; in-ˈdu̇r-ət, -ˈdyu̇r- : physically or morally hardened indurate 2 of 2 verb in·du·rate ˈin-də-ˌrāt -dyə- indurated; indurating 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 Did you know? Indurate is a hard word—in more than one way. Not only is it fairly uncommon in modern usage, but it also can be traced back to Latin durare, meaning "to harden." Durare can mean "to endure" as well, and appropriately indurate is a word that has lasted many years—it has been a part of the English language since the 14th century. Durare is also the root of other durable English words, including during, endure, duration, durance, and even durable itself. In addition, indurate can be a verb meaning "to make or grow hard," "to make unfeeling, stubborn, or obdurate," and "to establish firmly." Synonyms Adjective affectless callous case-hardened cold-blooded compassionless desensitized hard hard-boiled hard-hearted heartless inhuman inhumane insensate insensitive ironhearted merciless obdurate pachydermatous pitiless remorseless ruthless slash-and-burn soulless stony stoney stonyhearted take-no-prisoners thick-skinned uncharitable unfeeling unmerciful unsparing unsympathetic Verb concrete congeal firm (up) freeze harden set solidify See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective an indurate heart that admits no love or mercy Verb clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others Word History Etymology Verb Latin induratus, past participle of indurare, from in- + durare to harden, from durus hard — more at during First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 indurating verb present participle of indurate 1 as in freezing to become physically firm or solid clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance freezing hardening stiffening solidifying setting congealing firming (up) concreting gelating gelatinizing incrusting rigidifying encrusting callusing thickening gelling crystallizing caking jellying coagulating petrifying clotting ossifying calcifying crystalizing jelling annealing tempering case-hardening Antonyms & Near Antonyms softening liquefying melting thawing dissolving liquifying fluxing fusing smelting deliquescing unfreezing See More 2 as in strengthening to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others Synonyms & Similar Words strengthening hardening adjusting fortifying inuring toughening adapting reinforcing seasoning bolstering acclimatizing acclimating enforcing breaking in bracing invigorating vitalizing steeling annealing forearming tempering training boosting immunizing reenforcing supporting conditioning propping (up) buttressing accustoming habituating limbering (up) naturalizing Antonyms & Near Antonyms softening weakening exhausting crippling debilitating sapping enervating emasculating sensitizing incapacitating enfeebling hamstringing See More
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