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ob-dūresco , rui, 3,
I.v. n., to grow or become hard, to harden (class. only in the trop. signif.; syn. occalesco).
I. Lit., Cato, R. R. 50: “semen diuturnitate obdurescit,” Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 5: “nervis divinis,” Arn. 5, 18.—
II. Trop., to become hardened, insensible, obdurate: “ita miser cubando in lecto hic expectando obdurui,” Plaut. Truc. 5, 24: “ad ista obduruimus,” Cic. Att. 13, 2, 1: “usu obduruerat et percalluerat civitatis incredibilis patientia,” id. Mil. 28, 76: “nisi obduruisset animus ad dolorem,” id. Fam. 2, 16, 1: “contra fortunam,” id. Tusc. 3, 28, 67; cf. id. Fin. 3, 11, 37: “consuetudine,” id. Phil. 2, 42: “amicorum alii obduruerunt,” id. Fam. 5, 15: “Gorgonis vultu,” at the sight of, Prop. 3, 20, 13: “dociliora sunt ingenia, priusquam obduruerunt,” Quint. 1, 12, 8.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 2.16.1
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 5.15
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 13.2.1
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.42
    • Cicero, For Milo, 28.76
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 3.11
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 3.28
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 12.8
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