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induratize

induratize verb: to make or become hard-hearted.

Verb

induratize (third-person singular simple present induratizes, present participle induratizing, simple past and past participle induratized)

  1. To make or become hard-hearted.
    • Thy hart gainst me, not still induratize, But my sad thoughts in me retranquillize.1994, Robert Tofte, Jeffrey Norman Nelson, The Poetry of Robert Tofte, 1597-1620, page 156
    • There are many, many reasons why one would choose to induratize themselves. Heartache is painful, agonizing, and at times it feels like it’s just too much to endure, and as a defense mechanism one induratizes themselves.2017, Ella Patrice, La Whimsy

Forms of induratize

third-person singular presentinduratizes
present participleinduratizing
past participleinduratized
pastinduratized

Origin of induratize

From indurate + -ize.

Questions about induratize

What does induratize mean?
Induratize means to make or become hard-hearted.
What part of speech is induratize?
Induratize is a verb.
What is the past tense of induratize?
The past tense of induratize is induratized.

Words near induratize in the dictionary

  1. indurates
  2. indurating
  3. induration
  4. indurations
  5. indurative
  6. induratize
  7. induratized
  8. induratizes
  9. induratizing
  10. induraunce
  11. indure

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