All indurate synonyms
inΒ·duΒ·rate
I i verb indurate
- precipitate β to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- anneal β to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- steel β any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- season β one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- cement β Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- coagulate β When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- clot β A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick.
- curdle β If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
- acclimate β When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- gird β to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- concrete β Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- solidify β to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- cake β A cake is a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and fat in an oven. Cakes may be large and cut into slices or small and intended for one person only.
- temper β a particular state of mind or feelings.
- vitrify β to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance
- starch β a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- fossilize β Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
- calcify β to convert or be converted into lime
- crystallize β If you crystallize an opinion or idea, or if it crystallizes, it becomes fixed and definite in someone's mind.
- consolidate β If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
- nerve β one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- buttress β Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- thicken β make thicker
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- stiffen β to make stiff.
- freeze β to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- amalgamate β When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
- reinforce β to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- fortify β to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- toughen β reinforce, strengthen
- petrify β to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- jell β to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
- compact β Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- bake β If you bake, you spend some time preparing and mixing together ingredients to make bread, cakes, pies, or other food which is cooked in the oven.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- callous β A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- acclimatize β When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- ossify β to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
- congeal β When a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid.