indurated

[v. in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-; adj. in-doo-rit, -dyoo-; in-door-it, -dyoor-]

in·du·rate

[v. in-doo-reyt, -dyoo-; adj. in-doo-rit, -dyoo-; in-door-it, -dyoor-] verb, in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
2.
to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling: transgressions that indurate the heart.
3.
to inure; accustom: to indurate oneself to privation and suffering.
4.
to make enduring; confirm; establish: to indurate custom through practice.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become hard; harden.
6.
to become established or confirmed.

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Indurated is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
adjective
7.
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English indurat < Latin indūrātus past participle of indūrāre to harden. See in-2, dure1, -ate1

non·in·du·rat·ed, adjective
sem·i-in·du·rate, adjective
sem·i-in·du·rat·ed, adjective
un·in·du·rate, adjective
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indurated in·du·rat·ed (ĭn'də-rā'tĭd, -dyə-)
adj.
Hardened, as a soft tissue that becomes extremely firm.

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