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indurire

to harden

verb een-doo-REE-reh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Textures

Origin: Latin indurare (to make hard), from durus (hard)

Also means

to toughen

Usage Note

Indurire can be transitive ('to harden something') or intransitive ('to become hard'), and it uses essere in the intransitive sense (il cemento è indurito = the cement has hardened). The reflexive indurirsi means to become hardened emotionally. Do not confuse with indurre (to induce).

Examples

"Il freddo ha indurito il terreno."

Natural Translation

The cold has hardened the ground.

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