make+callous

  • 11cal´lous|ly — cal|lous «KAL uhs», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a callus; hard; hardened: »Going barefoot makes the bottoms of your feet callous. 2. Figurative. unfeeling; not sensitive: »Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it …

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  • 12cal|lous — «KAL uhs», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a callus; hard; hardened: »Going barefoot makes the bottoms of your feet callous. 2. Figurative. unfeeling; not sensitive: »Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.… …

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  • 13indurate — v. /in doo rayt , dyoo /; adj. /in doo rit, dyoo ; in door it, dyoor /, v., indurated, indurating, adj. v.t. 1. to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil. 2. to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling: transgressions that… …

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  • 14indurate — [in′do͞o rāt΄, in′dyo͞orāt΄] vt. indurated, indurating [< L induratus, pp. of indurare, to make hard < in , in + durare, to harden < durus, hard: see DURABLE] 1. to make hard; harden 2. to make callous, unfeeling, or stubborn 3. to cause …

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  • 15harden — [härd′ n] vt. [ME hardnen < ON harthna & < ME hard, HARD] 1. to make solid, rigid, or firm 2. to make callous [to harden one s heart] 3. to accustom to varying or adverse conditions or climate vi. to become solid, rigid, callous, etc …

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  • 16tylosis — /tuy loh sis/, n., pl. tyloses / seez/. Bot. a bubblelike formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees, consisting of protoplasm intruded from adjacent parenchyma cells. [1875 80; < Gk týlosis act of making callous, equiv …

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  • 17indurate — 1. adjective Indurated, obstinate, unfeeling, callous. 2. verb a) to harden or to grow hard b) to make callous or …

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  • 18indurate — in•du•rate v. [[t]ˈɪn dʊˌreɪt, dyʊ [/t]] adj. [[t]ˈɪn dʊ rɪt, dyʊ ; ɪnˈdʊər ɪt, ˈdyʊər [/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing, adj. 1) to make hard; harden: Pressure and heat indurate the rock[/ex] 2) to make callous, stubborn, or unfeeling 3) to inure;&#8230; …

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  • 19harden — verb (hardened; hardening) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to make hard or harder 2. to confirm in disposition, feelings, or action; especially to make callous < hardened his heart > 3. a. inure, to …

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  • 20caseharden — /kays hahr dn/, v.t. 1. Metall. to make the outside surface of (an alloy having an iron base) hard by carburizing and heat treatment, leaving the interior tough and ductile. 2. to harden in spirit so as to render insensible or insensitive to&#8230; …

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