induratize

English

Etymology

indurate +‎ -ize

Verb

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

1. To make or become hard-hearted.
   • 1994, Robert Tofte, Jeffrey Norman Nelson, The Poetry of Robert Tofte, 1597-1620, page 156:

     Thy hart gainst me, not still induratize, But my sad thoughts in me retranquillize.

   • 2017, Ella Patrice, La Whimsy:

     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.

   • 2018, Jody Kaye, Cavanaugh: A Kingsbrier Quintuplets Novel:

     The man clings to his need to induratize as if it's indentured servitude.

Anagrams

• unitarized