 indurate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] become hard or harder | |
| Synonyms: | harden | |
| Examples: | "The wax hardened" |
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| Related terms: | soften change calcify encrust cure callus harden | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make hard or harder | |
| Synonyms: | harden | |
| Examples: | "The cold hardened the butter" |
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| Related terms: | soften change change callus face-harden harden | |
| 3. | [ verb ] become fixed or established | |
| Examples: | "indurated customs" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | |
| Synonyms: | inure harden | |
| Examples: | "He was inured to the cold" |
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| Related terms: | habituate steel_oneself_against callous | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] emotionally hardened | |
| Synonyms: | callous thick-skinned pachydermatous | |
| Examples: | "a callous indifference to suffering" "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" |
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| Related terms: | insensitive | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] emotionally hardened | |
| Synonyms: | callous thick-skinned | |
| Examples: | "a callous indifference to suffering" "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" |
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| Related terms: | insensitive | |
| Similar spelling: |
intrastate induration interactive intranet interact in_utero intra Indra intractable Indira indrawn Inderal in-tray in_turn intravenous intradermic intradermal interaction in_darkness intricate intrados |
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