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Definition of: indurate
(in′d
·rāt, -dy-) v.t. & v.i. ·rat·ed, ·rat·ing
To make or become hard, hardy, or callous; harden; inure.
—adjective (-rit) Hard or hardened: also in′du·rat′ed. [<L induratus, pp. of indurare make hard. See ENDURE.]
—in′du·ra′tive adjective
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