- indurate⇄adj. 1. hardened.
2. unfeeling or stubborn.
(SYN) callous. - indurate⇄indurate, verb, -rated,-rating,adjective.
- indurate⇄v.i. 1. to become hard.
2. to become unfeeling. - indurate⇄v.t. 1. to make (a substance) hard; harden.
Ex. Surgeons ... Spend raptures upon perfect specimens Of indurated veins (Elizabeth Barrett Browning).
2. to make hardy; inure.
3. to make callous or unfeeling; make stubborn or obstinate.