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in-dūro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.,
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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30, 18.3
    • Seneca, de Ira, 1.11
    • Seneca, de Beneficiis, 7.28
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 4
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 51
    • Ovid, Tristia, 3.9
    • Statius, Thebias, 4
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