I.to make hard, to harden (poet. and post-Aug.).
I. Act.
A. Lit.: “nivem Indurat Boreas,” Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 14: “sues indurantes attritu arborum costas,” Plin. 8, 52, 78, § 212.—
B. Trop., to harden, steel: “indurandus est animus,” Sen. Ep. 51: “adversus omnia, quae accidere possunt,” id. ib. 4: “frontem,” to render shameless, id. Ben. 7, 28.—
II. Neutr., to become hard, harden: “quae (creta) si induraverit,” Veg. 3, 82, 2.— Hence, indūrā-tus , a, um, P. a., hardened.
A. Lit.: “robora indurata flammis,” Stat. Th. 4, 64.—
B. Trop.: “induratus praeter spem resistendo hostium timor,” Liv. 30, 18, 3: “Germanis quid induratius ad omnem patientiam?” Sen. Ira, 1, 11.