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1 dūrō
dūrō āvī ātus, āre [durus]. I. Trans, to make hard, harden, solidify: fumo uvam, dry, H.: calor durat (terram), V.: caementa calce durata, L.: solo nives, H.: undam in glaciem, Tb.—Fig., to harden with use, make hardy, inure: membra animumque, H.: umeros ad volnera, V.: hoc se labore, Cs.: adversus mala duratus, L.— To render hard, make insensible, dull, blunt: ferro (Iuppiter) duravit saecula, H. — To bear, endure, resist: laborem, V.: Vix durare carinae Possunt Aequor, H. — II. Intrans, to grow hard: Tum durare solum Coeperit, V.— To be inured, be patient, wait, persevere, endure, hold out: hic, T.: in labore sub pellibus, L.: Durate et vosmet servate, V. — Pass impers.: nec durari extra tecta poterat, L. — To hold out, continue, last, remain: totidem per annos, V.: duret gentibus odium sui, Ta.: durante originis vi, Ta.: eadem horam durare probantes, H.: durando saecula vincit, V.: in hanc saeculi lucem, to survive, Ta.: durant colles, i. e. extend, Ta.* * *durare, duravi, duratus Vharden, make hard; become hard/stern; bear, last, remain, continue; endure -
2 duro
dūro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [durus], to make hard, to harden (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.; not in Cic.).I.Lit.(α).Act.:(β).quae nobis durata ac spissa videntur, Haec, etc.,
Lucr. 2, 444; so in the part. perf.:coria (with condurare ferrum),
id. 6, 970; cf.cutis,
Ov. M. 4, 577:caementa calce (opp. interlita luto),
Liv. 21, 11:ova in aqua,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 45:pontus frigore,
Ov. P. 4, 9, 85:nives solo,
Hor. C. 3, 24, 39:aqua salibus,
i. e. strongly saturated, Col. 7, 4 fin., v. durus, I.:ungulas (mularum),
id. 6, 37, 11:ferrum ictibus,
Plin. 34, 15, 43, § 149:guttas in grana,
id. 12, 19, 42, § 94:uvam fumo,
i. e. to dry, preserve, Hor. S. 2, 4, 72.—In medic. lang.: corpus, i. e. to bind, make costive, opp. mollire, Cels. 2, 14; cf. id. 2, 33 fin. —In fullers' lang., to harden, stiffen or full cloth: Art. Non queo durare. Par. Si non didicisti fulloniam, non mirandumst, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 57 (with a punning reference to the meaning II. A. 2.).—Neutr.:II.tum durare solum et discludere Nerea ponto Coeperit, i. q. durescere,
Verg. E. 6, 35; so,vino minime durante, uva maxime,
Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 37.—Trop.A.(Acc. to durus, II. A. 2.).1.Act., to harden with use or labor, etc.; to make hardy or callous, to inure (class.):2.opere in duro membra manusque,
Lucr. 5, 1359; cf.:membra animumque,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 119:umeros ad vulnera,
Verg. G. 3, 257: hoc se labore durant homines adolescentes, * Caes. B. G. 6, 28, 3; cf.:exercitum crebris expeditionibus, patientiaque periculorum,
Vell. 2, 78, 2:cor,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 6; cf.mentem,
Tac. A. 3, 15 al.:ab duratis usu armorum pulsi,
Liv. 7, 29; so in the part., id. 23, 18; 30, 28:durati bellis,
id. 42, 52:vitia durantur,
grow inveterate, Quint. 1, 1, 37.—Neutr. (so most freq.), to be hardened, inured to troubles, i. e. to be patient, to wait, persevere; to endure, hold out:(β).durare nequeo in aedibus,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 1; cf. id. Men. 5, 2, 31; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 15; Liv. 5, 2, 7; 38, 7 fin.; Quint. 11, 3, 23; Verg. A. 9, 604; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 82 al.; cf. impers., Liv. 10, 46:durate et vosmet rebus servate secundis,
Verg. A. 1, 207; cf. Suet. Calig. 45; Auct. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 91; Ov. Am. 3, 11, 27 al.:nequeo durare, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 22:durare nequeo quin intro eam,
id. Mil. 4, 6, 34; Suet. Claud. 26.—With acc., to bear, endure ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):(γ).patior quemvis durare laborem,
Verg. A. 8, 577:quascumque vias,
Stat. S. 5, 2, 153;and of inanimate subjects: sine funibus Vix durare carinae Possunt imperiosius Aequor,
Hor. C. 1, 14, 7; cf.:(vitis genus) quod siccitatem durat et ventos,
Pall. Febr. 9, 1.—With inf.:b.non quis parumper durare opperier,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 5.—In gen., to hold out, to continue in existence, to last, remain (very freq.): Ar. Ubi illaec (talenta) quae dedi ante? Cl. Abusa. Num si ea durarent mihi, [p. 621] etc., Plaut. As. 1, 3, 44:B.uti quam diutissime durent oleae,
Cato R. R. 58; 104; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 3:omnem durare per aevom,
Lucr. 3, 605; cf. id. 3, 812; Verg. G. 2, 100; Suet. Calig. 6 al.:neque post mortem durare videtur (corpus),
Lucr. 3, 339; cf. ib. 561:ad posteros virtus durabit,
Quint. 3, 1, 21; cf. id. 1, 11, 18; 3, 1, 9; 5, 11, 41:maneat quaeso duretque gentibus, si non amor nostri, at certe odium sui,
Tac. G. 33:durante originis vi,
id. Agr. 11; cf. Petr. 96, 3:durante bello,
Tac. A. 14, 39; so with adhuc, Suet. Gramm. 24; cf.:munera, quibus donatus est, durant, ostendunturque adhuc Bais,
are still in existence, id. Tib. 6 et saep.—With inf.:ut vivere durent,
Luc. 4, 519; so Sil. 10, 653; 11, 75; Petr. 41, 2.—In Tacitus sometimes of persons, for vivere, to live:narratum ab iis, qui nostram ad juventam duraverunt,
Tac. A. 3, 16; id. Or. 17; id. Agr. 44. And once in the same author (acc. to the better reading) of extension in space: durant colles (= continuantur, ultra porriguntur; French, s'y prolongent), extend continuously to the frontier, Germ. 30.—(Acc. to durus, II. B.)1.Act., to render hard, callous, insensible; to dull, to blunt (rare and perh. not ante-Aug.):2.aerea dehinc ferro (Juppiter) duravit saecula,
Hor. Epod. 16, 65:ad plagas durari,
Quint. 1, 3, 14 (cf. §12: quae in pravam induruerunt): ad omne facinus durato,
Tac. H. 4, 59.—Of the affections, Vulg. Job, 39, 16.— Pass.:linguae vitia, inemendabili in posterum pravitate durantur,
to become confirmed, incurable, Quint. 1, 1, 37.—Neutr., to be hard, stern, callous, insensible (rare and not ante-Aug.):ut non durat (pater) ultra poenam abdicationis,
Quint. 9, 2, 88:in nullius umquam suorum necem duravit,
Tac. A. 1, 6; Petr. 105 fin.; cf.:usque ad caedem ejus duratura filii odia,
Tac. A. 14, 1 fin. -
3 induro
I.Act.A.Lit.:B.nivem Indurat Boreas,
Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 14:sues indurantes attritu arborum costas,
Plin. 8, 52, 78, § 212.—Trop., to harden, steel:II.indurandus est animus,
Sen. Ep. 51:adversus omnia, quae accidere possunt,
id. ib. 4:frontem,
to render shameless, id. Ben. 7, 28.—Neutr., to become hard, harden:A.quae (creta) si induraverit,
Veg. 3, 82, 2.— Hence, indūrā-tus, a, um, P. a., hardened.Lit.:B.robora indurata flammis,
Stat. Th. 4, 64.—Trop.:induratus praeter spem resistendo hostium timor,
Liv. 30, 18, 3:Germanis quid induratius ad omnem patientiam?
Sen. Ira, 1, 11. [p. 939] -
4 rigēscō
rigēscō guī, —, ere, inch. [rigeo], to grow stiff, be benumbed, stiffen, harden: vestes Indutae, V.: stillata sole rigescunt electra, O.: lacerti, O.: sensi metu riguisse capillos, bristled up, O.* * *rigescere, rigui, - Vgrow stiff or numb; stiffen harden -
5 concresco
con-cresco, crēvi, crētum, 3 ( inf. perf. sync. concresse, Ov. M. 7, 416), v. n., to grow together; hence with the prevailing idea of uniting, and generally of soft or liquid substances which thicken; to harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).I.Prop.:II.concrescunt semina (opp. extenuantur),
Lucr. 4, 1261; 6, 626; cf.:concrescunt subitae currenti in flumine crustae,
Verg. G. 3, 360;opp. liquere,
Cic. Univ. 14: rigido concrescere rostro Ora videt, to stiffen into a hard beak. Ov. M. 5, 673; cf.:Aconteus Gorgone conspectā saxo concrevit oborto,
id. ib. 5, 202 (cf. also saxoque oculorum induruit umor, id. ib. 5, 233):quo pacto pluvius concrescat in altis Nubibus umor,
Lucr. 6, 495; cf. id. 6, 250:imbres gelidis concrescunt ventis,
Ov. M. 9, 220:(aqua) neque conglaciaret frigoribus neque nive pruināque concresceret, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis,
Verg. A. 12, 905:cum lac concrevit,
Col. 7, 8, 3; cf. Ov. M. 12, 436: concretos sanguine crines, stuck together or clotted, Verg. A. 2, 277; cf.:concreta sanguine barba,
Ov. M. 14, 201.—With in and acc.:crystalli modo glaciari et in lapidem concrescere,
harden into, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161; cf.:aër... tum autem concretus in nubis cogitur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.—Meton.A.To take form, to grow, increase:2.de terris terram concrescere parvis,
Lucr. 1, 840:terrā in ipsā taetro concrescere odore bitumen,
id. 6, 807; Verg. E. 6, 34; cf.:indagatio initiorum unde omnia orta, generata, concreta sint,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; 1, 24, 56:valles, quae fluminum alluvie et inundationibus concreverint,
Col. 3, 11, 8.—With ex:omne corpus aut aqua aut aër aut ignis aut terra est, aut id quod est concretum ex aliquā parte eorum,
composed, formed of, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30; so id. ib. 3, 14, 34; Tac. A. 13, 57.—Trop.:B.illud funestum animal, ex nefariis stupris, ex civili cruore concretum (al. conceptum),
Cic. Pis. 9, 21. —(Con intens.) To grow strong, to rise by growing, etc. (so very rare):(lana) quanto prolixior in pecore concrescit, tanto, etc.,
Col. 7, 3, 10 (but in Lucr. 5, 833, the best reading is clarescit; v. Lachm.).—Hence, concrētus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), grown together, concrete, compound, condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted, etc. (class.):dubitare non possumus quin nihil sit animis admixtum, nihil concretum, nihil copulatum, nihil coagmentatum, nihil duplex,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; 1, 27, 66:aër crassus et concretus,
id. ib. 1, 18, 42; Lucr. 1, 1018; 5, 467 sq.:aër (opp. fusus, extenuatus),
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; cf.:pingue et concretum esse caelum,
id. Div. 1, 57, 130:umores (opp. acres),
id. N. D. 2, 23, 59:spuma,
Ov. M. 4, 537:lac,
Verg. G. 3, 463:in sanguine,
Ov. M. 13, 492:mare,
Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104:nix concreta pruinā,
Lucr. 3, 20:concreta et durata glacies,
Liv. 21, 36, 8; cf.:concreta frigora canā pruinā,
stiffened by the hoary frost, Verg. G. 2, 376:gelu,
Curt. 8, 4.— Poet., of light: cum claram speciem concreto lumine luna abdidit, thick, i. e. dimmed, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18:nanus et ipse suos breviter concretus in artus,
shortened, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41:dolor,
benumbing, tearless, Ov. P. 2, 11, 10.— Subst.: concrētum, i, n., firm or solid matter:species quaedam deorum, quae nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi,
Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75.—Esp. (sc. gelu), hard or stiff frost:nec semine jacto Concretum patitur radicem adfigere terrae,
Verg. G. 2, 318 Rib. Forbig.; cf. Hildebr. ad App. M. 1, p. 455. (By others concretum is made acc. of 2. concretus. The common reading is concretam, sc. gelu, the root stiffened by frost; cf. Forbig. ad loc.)— Comp.:semen concretius,
Lucr. 4, 1240:spuma lactis concretior,
Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239: ossa concreta, t. t., solid bones, i. e. without marrow, id. 7, 18, 18, § 78.— Sup. and adv. not in use. -
6 concretum
con-cresco, crēvi, crētum, 3 ( inf. perf. sync. concresse, Ov. M. 7, 416), v. n., to grow together; hence with the prevailing idea of uniting, and generally of soft or liquid substances which thicken; to harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).I.Prop.:II.concrescunt semina (opp. extenuantur),
Lucr. 4, 1261; 6, 626; cf.:concrescunt subitae currenti in flumine crustae,
Verg. G. 3, 360;opp. liquere,
Cic. Univ. 14: rigido concrescere rostro Ora videt, to stiffen into a hard beak. Ov. M. 5, 673; cf.:Aconteus Gorgone conspectā saxo concrevit oborto,
id. ib. 5, 202 (cf. also saxoque oculorum induruit umor, id. ib. 5, 233):quo pacto pluvius concrescat in altis Nubibus umor,
Lucr. 6, 495; cf. id. 6, 250:imbres gelidis concrescunt ventis,
Ov. M. 9, 220:(aqua) neque conglaciaret frigoribus neque nive pruināque concresceret, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis,
Verg. A. 12, 905:cum lac concrevit,
Col. 7, 8, 3; cf. Ov. M. 12, 436: concretos sanguine crines, stuck together or clotted, Verg. A. 2, 277; cf.:concreta sanguine barba,
Ov. M. 14, 201.—With in and acc.:crystalli modo glaciari et in lapidem concrescere,
harden into, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161; cf.:aër... tum autem concretus in nubis cogitur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.—Meton.A.To take form, to grow, increase:2.de terris terram concrescere parvis,
Lucr. 1, 840:terrā in ipsā taetro concrescere odore bitumen,
id. 6, 807; Verg. E. 6, 34; cf.:indagatio initiorum unde omnia orta, generata, concreta sint,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; 1, 24, 56:valles, quae fluminum alluvie et inundationibus concreverint,
Col. 3, 11, 8.—With ex:omne corpus aut aqua aut aër aut ignis aut terra est, aut id quod est concretum ex aliquā parte eorum,
composed, formed of, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30; so id. ib. 3, 14, 34; Tac. A. 13, 57.—Trop.:B.illud funestum animal, ex nefariis stupris, ex civili cruore concretum (al. conceptum),
Cic. Pis. 9, 21. —(Con intens.) To grow strong, to rise by growing, etc. (so very rare):(lana) quanto prolixior in pecore concrescit, tanto, etc.,
Col. 7, 3, 10 (but in Lucr. 5, 833, the best reading is clarescit; v. Lachm.).—Hence, concrētus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), grown together, concrete, compound, condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted, etc. (class.):dubitare non possumus quin nihil sit animis admixtum, nihil concretum, nihil copulatum, nihil coagmentatum, nihil duplex,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; 1, 27, 66:aër crassus et concretus,
id. ib. 1, 18, 42; Lucr. 1, 1018; 5, 467 sq.:aër (opp. fusus, extenuatus),
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; cf.:pingue et concretum esse caelum,
id. Div. 1, 57, 130:umores (opp. acres),
id. N. D. 2, 23, 59:spuma,
Ov. M. 4, 537:lac,
Verg. G. 3, 463:in sanguine,
Ov. M. 13, 492:mare,
Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104:nix concreta pruinā,
Lucr. 3, 20:concreta et durata glacies,
Liv. 21, 36, 8; cf.:concreta frigora canā pruinā,
stiffened by the hoary frost, Verg. G. 2, 376:gelu,
Curt. 8, 4.— Poet., of light: cum claram speciem concreto lumine luna abdidit, thick, i. e. dimmed, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18:nanus et ipse suos breviter concretus in artus,
shortened, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41:dolor,
benumbing, tearless, Ov. P. 2, 11, 10.— Subst.: concrētum, i, n., firm or solid matter:species quaedam deorum, quae nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi,
Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75.—Esp. (sc. gelu), hard or stiff frost:nec semine jacto Concretum patitur radicem adfigere terrae,
Verg. G. 2, 318 Rib. Forbig.; cf. Hildebr. ad App. M. 1, p. 455. (By others concretum is made acc. of 2. concretus. The common reading is concretam, sc. gelu, the root stiffened by frost; cf. Forbig. ad loc.)— Comp.:semen concretius,
Lucr. 4, 1240:spuma lactis concretior,
Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239: ossa concreta, t. t., solid bones, i. e. without marrow, id. 7, 18, 18, § 78.— Sup. and adv. not in use. -
7 obduro
ob-dūro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.I.Act., to harden, render hard (only postclass.);II.in the trop. signif.: obdurare se contra manifestam veritatem,
Lact. 1, 1, 23:obdurata patientia,
Nazar. Pan. ad Const. 13:obdurata nequitia,
Cod. Just. 10, 19, 2:obdurata verecundia,
Capitol. Pert. 9.—Esp., to harden the heart against God (eccl. Lat.):obdurare corda,
Vulg. Heb. 3, 8; id. Psa. 94, 8; id. Deut. 15, 7.— Pass.:ut non obduretur quis vestrum,
Vulg. Heb. 3, 13.—Neutr., to be hard or hardened; only trop., to hold out, persist, endure:pernegabo atque obdurabo,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 56:persta, atque obdura,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 39; Cat. 8, 11:perfer et obdura,
Ov. Tr. 5, 11, 7.— Impers. pass.: quare obduretur hoc triduum, * Cic. Att. 12, 3. -
8 praeduro
prae-dūro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.I.Lit., to make very hard, harden very much (postAug.): [p. 1418] sucus praeduratus, Plin. 23, 7, 71, § 139; Apic. 6, 9; 7, 4; 8.—II. -
9 con-crēscō
con-crēscō crēvī (concrēsse, O.), crētus, ere, to grow together, harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal: Concrescunt in flumine crustae, V.: rigido rostro Ora, stiffen, O.: Gorgone conspectā, to be petrified, O.: Concreta radix, frozen, V.: (aqua) nive pruināque concresceret: Frigora canā concreta pruinā, stiffened by, V.: concretos sanguine crinīs, clotted, V.: aër concretus in nubīs cogitur: nanus concretus in artūs, shortened, Pr.—To take form, grow, increase: mundi orbis, V.: initia unde omnia concreta sint. -
10 dūrēscō
dūrēscō ruī, —, ere, inch. [durus], to grow hard, harden: durescit umor: campus, V.: oraque duruerant, O.: durescente materiā, Ta. -
11 fīrmō
fīrmō āvī, ātus, āre [firmus], to make firm, strengthen, fortify, sustain: corpora firmari labore voluerunt: corpora cibo, L.: vestigia, V.— Fig., to fortify, strengthen, secure, confirm, assure, reinforce, make lasting: urbem colonis: locum munitionibus, Cs.: aditūs urbis, V.: aciem subsidiis, L.: vocem: firmatā iam aetate, matured: pacem, L.: pro firmato stare, L.— To strengthen in resolution, encourage, animate: animum consilio: nostros, Cs.: plebem provocatione, L.: animum pignore, V.: firmato voltu, with a resolute countenance, Ta.— To confirm, establish, show, prove, declare, make certain: fidem, T.: id (crimen) argumentis: foedera (dictis), V.* * *firmare, firmavi, firmatus Vstrengthen, harden; support; declare; prove, confirm, establish -
12 in-dūrō
in-dūrō —, —, āre, to make hard, harden: nivīs, O.: ora cornu Indurata, O. -
13 occallēscō
occallēscō luī, ere, inch. [ob+callesco, calleo], to grow callous, harden: Os sensi occallescere rostro, i. e. thicken to a snout, O.—Fig., to grow insensible.* * *occallescere, occallui, - Vbecome callous; acquire a thick skin -
14 torreō
torreō torruī, tōstus, ēre [TERS-], to dry up, parch, roast, bake, scorch, burn: fruges flammis, V.: succensis ignibus torreri: Qui repertorem torruit arte suā, O.: torrentia agros Sidera, H.: tosti alti stant parietes, i. e. consumed, Enn. ap. C.: in veribus exta, roast, V.: artūs subiecto igni, O.: quem Torret febris, parches, Iu.—Of love: Lycorida Cyri torret amor, H.: pectora torret amor, O.* * *torrere, torrui, tostus V TRANSparch, roast, scorch, bake, burn; dry up; begin to burn; harden by charring; cal -
15 amburo
amburere, ambussi, ambustus V TRANSburn around, scorch, char, scald; fire harden; burn up, cremate; frost-bite/nip -
16 circumgelo
circumgelare, circumgelavi, circumgelatus V TRANSfreeze/harden round/all around -
17 conduro
condurare, conduravi, conduratus V TRANSharden, make hard -
18 congelo
congelare, congelavi, congelatus Vcause to freeze/congeal/grow hard; (PASS) become frozen, congeal/curdle/freeze; harden; make/become hard; strike fear into, chill; render/become inactive -
19 conroboro
conroborare, conroboravi, conroboratus V TRANSstrengthen, harden, reinforce; corroborate; mature; make powerful, fortify -
20 corroboro
corroborare, corroboravi, corroboratus V TRANSstrengthen, harden, reinforce; corroborate; mature; make powerful, fortify
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harden — hard‧en [ˈhɑːdn ǁ ˈhɑːrdn] verb [intransitive] FINANCE if prices on a financial market harden, they go up: • Tesco hardened 4 pence to 225.5 pence. * * * harden UK US /ˈhɑːdən/ verb [I] UK FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► if prices or share prices harden … Financial and business terms
harden — [v1] make or become solid amalgamate, anneal, bake, brace, buttress, cake, calcify, callous, cement, close, clot, coagulate, compact, congeal, consolidate, contract, crystallize, curdle, densify, dry, firm, fix, fortify, fossilize, freeze, gird,… … New thesaurus