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Postby Bailey » Thu May 22, 2008 7:35 pm

in·du·rate (nd-rt, -dy-)
v. in·du·rat·ed, in·du·rat·ing, in·du·rates
v.tr.
1. To make hard; harden: soil that had been indurated by extremes of climate.
2. To inure, as to hardship or ridicule.
3. To make callous or obdurate: "It is the curse of revolutionary calamities to indurate the heart" Helen Maria Williams.
v.intr.
1. To grow hard; harden.
2. To become firmly fixed or established.
adj. (nd-rt, -dy-)
Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.



[Latin indrre, indrt- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + drus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
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Postby Perry » Fri May 23, 2008 2:37 pm

Does one need a different pill for induration dysfunction?
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Postby Bailey » Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:30 pm

depends on the duration. See, I forgot I'd suggested this one. I'm taking the pill Perry proscribed[sorta- implied anyway] now

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Postby Perry » Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:09 pm

depends on the duration. See, I forgot I'd suggested this one. I'm taking the pill Perry proscribed[sorta- implied anyway] now

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Postby Bailey » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:54 am

nope different pill different duration, this is for memory. Where is your mind?

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