induratize
verbEtymology From indurate + -ize.
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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:
1 more example
- The man clings to his need to induratize as if it's indentured servitude.2018, Jody Kaye, Cavanaugh: A Kingsbrier Quintuplets Novel: