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present participle of indurate
Synonyms & Antonyms of indurating
1
to become physically firm or solid
- clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun
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- deliquescing,
- dissolving,
- fluxing,
- fusing,
- melting,
- smelting,
- thawing,
- unfreezing
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- liquefying
- (also liquifying),
- softening
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
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“Indurating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indurating. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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