indurate
/ˈɪndʊˌreɪt/
verb
- To make or become hard or hardened.
- The blacksmith used a hammer to indurate the metal blade.
- Over time, the clay will indurate into a durable brick.
- Repeated freezing and thawing can indurate the soil into a solid mass.
- To make or become emotionally or mentally hardened; to make callous.
- Years of hardship had indurated his heart against pity.
- The constant criticism began to indurate her, making her less sensitive to others' opinions.
- War can indurate even the most gentle soldiers.
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adjective
- Hardened; physically rigid.
- The indurate shell of the nut required a strong cracker.
- The indurate crust of the lava field was difficult to break.
- Farmers struggled to plow the indurate ground after the drought.
- Emotionally or mentally hardened; unfeeling.
- The indurate judge showed no mercy to the defendant.
- She had become indurate after years of disappointment.
- His indurate expression showed no sign of remorse.