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- [verb in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-; adjective in-doo-rit, -dyoo-; in-doo r-it, -dyoo r-]
- /verb ˈɪn dʊˌreɪt, -dyʊ-; adjective ˈɪn dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ-; ɪnˈdʊər ɪt, -ˈdyʊər-/
- /ɪndjˈʊəreɪtɪd/
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- [verb in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-; adjective in-doo-rit, -dyoo-; in-doo r-it, -dyoo r-]
- /verb ˈɪn dʊˌreɪt, -dyʊ-; adjective ˈɪn dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ-; ɪnˈdʊər ɪt, -ˈdyʊər-/
Definitions of indurated word
- verb with object indurated to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil. 1
- verb with object indurated to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling: transgressions that indurate the heart. 1
- verb with object indurated to inure; accustom: to indurate oneself to privation and suffering. 1
- verb with object indurated to make enduring; confirm; establish: to indurate custom through practice. 1
- verb without object indurated to become hard; harden. 1
- verb without object indurated to become established or confirmed. 1
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Origin of indurated
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English indurat < Latin indūrātus past participle of indūrāre to harden. See in-2, dure1, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Indurated
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indurated popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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adjective indurated
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- impressible — capable of being impressed; impressionable.
- unsubmissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- hard as nails — tough, durable
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
Antonyms for indurated
verb indurated
- continued — continuing; not having stopped
- diluted — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disheartened — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- disjoined — separated; disunited.
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