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indurateto make or become hard, callous, or unfeeling

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make or become hard, callous, or unfeeling

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪndʒəˌreɪt/

Korean meaning: 단단하게 하다, 무감각하게 하다, 냉혹하게 만들다

Korean pronunciation: **인**듀레이트

Example Sentences

  • After being rejected by 47 dating apps, his heart became completely indurated to love.
  • The teacher's patience was indurated after explaining the same math problem for the 20th time.
  • Years of harsh weather had indurated the old sailor's skin like leather.

indurate

VERB

//ˈɪndʒəˌreɪt//

to make or become hard, callous, or unfeeling

indurate concept
💡 Concept

The executive has become indurate after years of harsh business decisions

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indurate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Elaborate craft can indurate the heart, making moderate touch depart!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪndʒəˌreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪndjʊreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootdur
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin induratus, meaning 'to make hard or harden.' The word originally described the physical process of something becoming hard like stone, but evolved to describe emotional hardening as well.

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🎵Rhyme

accuratemoderateelaborate
accurate
moderate
elaborate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After being rejected by 47 dating apps, his heart became completely indurated to love.

😄 Fun example

The teacher's patience was indurated after explaining the same math problem for the 20th time.

Years of harsh weather had indurated the old sailor's skin like leather.

The dictator's conscience became so indurated that he felt no guilt about his crimes.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

hardencallouspetrifyossifysolidify

Antonyms

softensensitizehumanize

Related

obdurateadamantinflexiblehardenedinsensitive