The Clue
Hardened (8 letter answer)
The Answer
INDURATE
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Notes
The answer INDURATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
INDURATE as a verb:
1. become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
2. (harden, indurate) = make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"
3. (harden, indurate) = become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"
4. (inure, harden, indurate) = cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
INDURATE as an adjective:
1. (callous, indurate, pachydermatous) = emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"