English adjective: indurate | |||
1. | indurate emotionally hardened | ||
Samples | A callous indifference to suffering. Cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion. | ||
Synonyms | callous, pachydermatous | ||
Similar | insensitive | ||
Antonyms | sensitive | ||
English verb: indurate | |||
1. | indurate (change) become fixed or established | ||
Samples | Indurated customs. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
2. | indurate (change) make hard or harder | ||
Samples | The cold hardened the butter. | ||
Synonyms | harden | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anneal, callus, face-harden, normalize, temper | ||
Cause | harden, indurate | ||
Verb group | harden, indurate | ||
Antonyms | soften | ||
3. | indurate (change) become hard or harder | ||
Samples | The wax hardened. | ||
Synonyms | harden | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calcify, callus, cure, encrust, incrust | ||
Verb group | harden, indurate | ||
Antonyms | soften | ||
4. | indurate (change) cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||
Samples | He was inured to the cold. | ||
Synonyms | harden, inure | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accustom, habituate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brace oneself for, callous, cauterise, cauterize, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for | ||