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indurate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of INDURATE
1
to become physically firm or solid <clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun>
2
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure <such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others>
Related Words acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust; anneal, temper; invigorate, vitalize; immunize; bolster, boost, brace, buttress, enforce, forearm, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support; break in, limber (up), train; accustom, condition, habituate, naturalize
Near Antonyms emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, weaken; cripple, debilitate, hamstring, incapacitate; sensitize
Antonyms soften
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