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- Dictionaryindurate/ˈɪndjʊreɪt/
verb
- 1. harden: "these sedimentary deposits, under the weight of the upper beds, would quickly indurate"
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1. : to make unfeeling, stubborn, or obdurate. 2. : to make hardy : inure. 3. : to make hard. great heat indurates clay. 4.
Indurate definition: to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.. See examples of INDURATE used in a sentence.
verb. become fixed or established. “ indurated customs”. see more. adjective. emotionally hardened. “cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion”. synonyms: callous, pachydermatous. insensitive.
indurate in American English. (verb ˈɪnduˌreit, -dju-, adjective ˈɪndurɪt, -dju-, ɪnˈdurɪt, -ˈdjur-) (verb -rated, -rating) transitive verb. 1. to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc. Cold indurates the soil. 2. to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling. transgressions that indurate the heart.
v. in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing, in·du·rates. v.tr. 1. To make hard; harden: soil that had been indurated by extremes of climate. 2. To inure, as to hardship or ridicule. 3. To make callous or obdurate: "It is the curse of revolutionary calamities to indurate the heart" (Helen Maria Williams). v.intr.
Jun 2, 2024 · indurate (comparative more indurate, superlative most indurate) Hardened. The doctor removed a lot of indurate skin from his wound. Obstinate, unfeeling, callous.
Definitions of 'indurate'. 1. to make hard; harden. [...] 2. to make callous, unfeeling, or stubborn. [...] 3. to cause to be firmly established.
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Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb indurate mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb indurate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
indurate in American English. (verb ˈɪnduˌreit, -dju-, adjective ˈɪndurɪt, -dju-, ɪnˈdurɪt, -ˈdjur-) (verb -rated, -rating) transitive verb. 1. to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc. Cold indurates the soil. 2. to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling. transgressions that indurate the heart.
