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to indurate

to indurate

9.9
To make something hard, often by heat or pressure
  • verb
  • /ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt/
translation icon : endurecer
  • The intense heat from the fire caused the mud to indurate into a solid mass.

Examples

  • Cutaneous examination at presentation revealed an 8 by 15 mm ulceration with an indurated rim on her left elbow (Figure 1).

    Academic text (2007)

  • At autopsy, the dura of the anterior falx cerebri was indurated and thickened (as much as 0.5 cm).

    Academic text (2006)

  • After years of working outdoors, his hands had become indurate and calloused from the rough elements.

  • She noticed that the cold weather could indurate her skin if she didn't wear gloves.

Synonyms

to harden
vsto indurate
27 2.6

Make something hard or solid

makes materials tougher and more resistant rather than just more rigid

Antonyms

to weaken
305 2.8

To make people and things less strong or effective

to soften
50 3.1

Make something less strong or harsh

How Hard

to calcify
  • Specialized
3 7.4
to indurate
9.9
to harden
27 2.6
to stiffen
25 3.7
to soften
55 1.3

Surface Forms

indurate infinitive
indurated past
indurated past participle
indurating present participle
indurates third person singular

Morphology

indurate = in + dur + ate

The form is analyzable as in- + dur + -ate meaning 'make hard', but the root 'dur' is a Latin combining form not a standalone modern English word, so learners are unlikely to deduce the meaning solely from parts.

Etymology

Indurate comes from Latin parts in- ('in') and durare ('to harden'), from durus ('hard'), and is the same root as durable and endure. So, to indurate something is to make it physically 'hard' or tough.