[ˈɪndjʊreɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- harden
(e.g: these sedimentary deposits, under the weight of the upper beds, would quickly indurate)


Phrases:

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