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单词 indurate
释义 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 indurate to 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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