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   In·du·rate

   /ˈind(y)əˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. harden: "these sedimentary deposits, under the weight of the upper beds, would quickly indurate"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (earlier Middle English) as induration: from Latin indurat- ‘made hard’, from the verb indurare (based on durus ‘hard’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. induration noun
   • 2. indurative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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