Word

indurate, v.
(indurated, indurates, indurating)

cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

harden indurate inure

sample sentences

"He was inured to the cold"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

accustom, habituate

hyponym

callous, cauterize, cauterise prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for, brace oneself for

become hard or harder
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

harden indurate

sample sentences

"The wax hardened"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

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Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hardening

antonym

soften

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

induration

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

encrust, incrust callus calcify cure

verb group

harden, indurate

make hard or harder
<verb.change>

harden indurate

sample sentences

"The cold hardened the butter"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hardening

antonym

soften

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

induration

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

face-harden callus anneal, temper, normalize

verb group

harden, indurate

cause

harden, indurate

become fixed or established
<verb.change>

indurate

sample sentences

"indurated customs"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

change