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indurate
in·du·rate [ índə ràyt ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle in·du·rat·ed, present participle in·du·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular in·du·rates)
Definition:
 
make or become hard: to make something hard, or become hard ( literary or technical )



adjective 
Definition:
 
feeling no compassion: unsympathetic or unfeeling ( literary )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin indurat-, past participle of indurare "make hard" < durus "hard"]

in·du·ra·tive [ in drətiv ] adjective
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