to become indurate

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• Indurate — In du*rate, v. i. To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indurate — [in′do͞o rāt΄, in′dyo͞orāt΄] vt. indurated, indurating [< L induratus, pp. of indurare, to make hard < in , in + durare, to harden < durus, hard: see DURABLE] 1. to make hard; harden 2. to make callous, unfeeling, or stubborn 3. to cause …   English World dictionary

• indurate — v. /in doo rayt , dyoo /; adj. /in doo rit, dyoo ; in door it, dyoor /, v., indurated, indurating, adj. v.t. 1. to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil. 2. to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling: transgressions that… …   Universalium

• indurate — in•du•rate v. [[t]ˈɪn dʊˌreɪt, dyʊ [/t]] adj. [[t]ˈɪn dʊ rɪt, dyʊ ; ɪnˈdʊər ɪt, ˈdyʊər [/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing, adj. 1) to make hard; harden: Pressure and heat indurate the rock[/ex] 2) to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling 3) to inure;… …   From formal English to slang

• indurate — in·du·rate || ɪndjÊŠreɪt / djÊŠÉ™r v. make hard, harden; make stubborn or unfeeling; become callous or hardened, become accustomed …   English contemporary dictionary

• indurate — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become hard. 2 tr. make callous or unfeeling. 3 intr. become inveterate. Derivatives: induration n. indurative adj. Etymology: L indurare (as IN (2), durus hard) …   Useful english dictionary

• indurate — I. adjective Date: 14th century physically or morally hardened II. verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin induratus, past participle of indurare, from in + durare to harden, from durus hard more at during Date: 1538 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indurate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make or become physically hard: cake, concrete, congeal, dry, harden, petrify, set1, solidify. See SOLID. 2. To make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure: acclimate, acclimatize,… …   English dictionary for students

• indurate — verb (indurated, indurating) –verb (t) /ˈɪndʒureɪt/ (say injoohrayt) 1. to make hard; inure. –verb (i) /ˈɪndʒureɪt/ (say injoohrayt) 2. to become hard; harden. –adjective /ˈɪndʒurət/ (say injoohruht) 3. hardened; callous; inured. {Middle English …  

• harden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. anneal, fire; steel; congeal, thicken (see hardness); accustom, inure, blunt. See habit, insensibility. Ant., soften. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make less pervious] Syn. steel, temper, anneal, solidify …   English dictionary for students

• harden — 1 Harden, solidify, indurate, petrify, cake are comparable when they mean to make or to become physically hard or solid. Harden usually expresses an opposition to soften and therefore may be as often used of the process as of the effect. The term …   New Dictionary of Synonyms