| Main Entry: |
indurate |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
harden |
Synonyms: |
acclimate, acclimatize,
amalgamate, anneal, bake,
brace,
buttress,
cake, calcify, callous, caseharden,
cement,
close, clot,
coagulate,
compact,
concrete, congeal,
consolidate,
contract, crystallize, curdle, densify,
dry,
firm,
fix*,
fortify, fossilize,
freeze, gird, jell,
nerve, ossify, petrify,
precipitate,
press,
reinforce, season,
set,
settle,
solidify, starch, steel, stiffen, strengthen,
temper, thicken, toughen, vitrify
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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