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in·du·rate
 indurate
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
In
d
reIt
[or]
In
dy
reIt
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| inflections: |
indurated, indurates, indurating |
| definition 1: |
to make hard in texture; harden.
Our shovels were useless, as the clay had been indurated by the heat of the sun.- similar words:
- cake, firm
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| definition 2: |
to make hard in feeling; desensitize; inure.
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| definition 3: |
to confirm or establish.
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| related words: |
concrete, fortify |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
In
d
reIt
[or]
In
dy
reIt
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| definition 1: |
to become hard; harden.
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| definition 2: |
to become confirmed or established.
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| related words: |
concrete |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
In
d
riht
[or]
In
dy
riht
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| definition: |
insensitive or inured; callous.
- similar words:
- callous
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| related words: |
hard, hardhearted |
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