indurated

verb (used with object), in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.

1. to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
2. to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling: transgressions that indurate the heart.
3. to inure; accustom: to indurate oneself to privation and suffering.
4. to make enduring; confirm; establish: to indurate custom through practice.

verb (used without object), in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing.

5. to become hard; harden.
6. to become established or confirmed.

adjective

7. hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.

verb (ˈɪndjʊˌreɪt)

1. to make or become hard or callous
2. to make or become hardy

adjective (ˈɪndjʊrɪt)

3. hardened, callous, or unfeeling

adj.

1. Hardened, as a soft tissue that becomes extremely firm.