Synonyms of indurating

indurating

verb

present participle of indurate

1

as in freezing

to become physically firm or solid

clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezing
• hardening
• stiffening
• firming (up)
• solidifying
• setting
• congealing
• concreting
• incrusting
• encrusting
• gelling
• thickening
• crystallizing
• gelatinizing
• caking
• crystalizing
• gelating
• coagulating
• rigidifying
• jellying
• callusing
• clotting
• ossifying
• petrifying
• calcifying
• jelling
• tempering
• annealing
• case-hardening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• liquefying
• melting
• thawing
• dissolving
• liquifying
• smelting
• fusing
• fluxing
• deliquescing
• unfreezing

2

as in strengthening

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthening
• hardening
• adjusting
• fortifying
• inuring
• toughening
• adapting
• reinforcing
• seasoning
• bolstering
• steeling
• bracing
• acclimatizing
• enforcing
• acclimating
• invigorating
• reenforcing
• vitalizing
• propping (up)
• breaking in
• tempering
• annealing
• immunizing
• limbering (up)
• boosting
• conditioning
• supporting
• buttressing
• forearming
• training
• accustoming
• habituating
• naturalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• weakening
• exhausting
• crippling
• sapping
• enervating
• debilitating
• incapacitating
• emasculating
• sensitizing
• enfeebling
• hamstringing