Indurate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become fixed or established

make hard or harder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪndˈʊɹɹeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪndjˈʊəɹeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪndjˈʊəɹeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪndˈʊɹɹeɪt/.

Examples

indurated customs
The cold hardened the butter
The wax hardened

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inure callous pachydermatous harden

Antonyms

soften

Parts of Speech

verb	become fixed or established “indurated customs”
verb	make hard or harder “The cold hardened the butter”
verb	become hard or harder “The wax hardened”
verb	cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate “He was inured to the cold”
adjective	emotionally hardened “a callous indifference to suffering”

Word Forms

hardening	noun	the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
induration	noun	any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
callosity	noun	devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
callousness	noun	devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verhärten

fest werden oder sich etablieren

🇫🇷French

indurer

devenir fixe ou établi

🇪🇸Spanish

endurecer

quedar fijo o establecido

🇮🇹Italian

indurire

diventare fissi o stabiliti

🇳🇱Dutch

verharden

vast of gevestigd worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

endurecido

tornar-se fixo ou estabelecido

🇷🇺Russian

затвердевший

стать фиксированным или установленным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कड़ा हो जाना

स्थिर या स्थापित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সহনশীল

স্থির বা প্রতিষ্ঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுகோல்

நிலையான அல்லது நிறுவப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపిస్తాయి

స్థిరంగా లేదా స్థాపించబడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहन करणे

निश्चित किंवा स्थापित व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહન કરવું

નિશ્ચિત અથવા સ્થાપિત બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಸ್ಥಿರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಯಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻഡുറേറ്റ്

സ്ഥിരമായതോ സ്ഥാപിതമായതോ ആകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ

ਸਥਿਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

برداشت کرنا

طے یا قائم ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

硬结

变得固定或确立

🇯🇵Japanese

硬化する

固定化または確立される

🇰🇷Korean

굳게 되다

고정되거나 확립되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cứng lại

trở nên cố định hoặc thành lập

🇹🇭Thai

แข็งกระด้าง

ได้รับการแก้ไขหรือจัดตั้งขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeras

menjadi tetap atau mapan

🇵🇭Filipino

magtiis

maging maayos o itinatag

🇲🇾Malay

tabah

menjadi tetap atau mantap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متصلب

تصبح ثابتة أو ثابتة

🇮🇷Persian

مقاوم

ثابت یا مستقر شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

katı

sabit veya yerleşik hale gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עמיד

להתקבע או להתבסס

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