| indurate | 1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air. 2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate. Origin: Indurated; Indurating. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| indurated | An excessive hardening or firmness of any body site. One of the signs of inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |