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indurate vs calcify

calcify vs indurate

indurate is an adjective but calcify is not an adjective.

indurate and calcify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indurate No Yes Yes No
calcify No No Yes No
As verbs, calcify is a hyponym of indurate; that is, calcify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indurate:
  • indurate: become hard or harder
  • calcify: become impregnated with calcium salts
Other hyponyms of indurate include encrust, incrust, callus, cure.
indurate (adjective) calcify (adjective)
emotionally hardened
indurate (verb) calcify (verb)
become hard or harder turn into lime; become calcified
make hard or harder convert into lime
become fixed or established become impregnated with calcium salts
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate become inflexible and unchanging
Difference between indurate and calcify

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