Indurate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈdjʊɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Indurate is a verb meaning To harden or to grow hard.
Meaning
To harden or to grow hard.
More Meanings
- To make callous or unfeeling.
- To inure; to strengthen; to make hardy or robust.
- Hardened.
- Obstinate, unfeeling, callous.
Example Sentences
The doctor removed a lot of indurate skin from his wound.
Now are they indurate ⁊ tough as Pharao ⁊ will not bow vnto any ryghte waie oꝛ oꝛdꝛe.
The superficial temporal artery (or arteries) may become exquisitely tender to the touch and visibly indurated.
The afternoon was not particularly warm: our noses and eyes were running; his were dry. He was evidently indurated against natural hardships.
Word Forms
- indurates
- indurating
- indurated
Synonyms for indurate
Depending on context, synonyms include inure, callous, insensitive, thick-skinned.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thick-skinned, callous, insensitive, endure, calcify, steel.
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