indurate
pronunciation
How to pronounce indurate in British English:
UK ['ɪndjʊəreɪt]
How to pronounce indurate in American English:
US [ˈɪndəˌret, -djə-]
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- Verb:
- become fixed or established
- make hard or harder
- become hard or harder
- cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
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- Adjective:
- emotionally hardened
Word Origin
- indurate (v.)
- 1530s, from Latin induratus, past participle of indurare "to make hard, harden" (see endure). Related: Indurated.
Example
- 1. Styles 2 , persistent , enlarged and indurate at maturity , apex hooked .
- 2. Styles 2 , persistent , indurate , elongate in fruit , hooked at apex .
- 3. At surgical indurate mass consisting of abscess withintheomentumwas identified .
- 4. A callous indifference to suffering ; cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion .
- 5. At surgical exploration , an indurate mass consisting of abscess within the omentum was identified .