indurate vs callous
callous vs indurateindurate and callous both are adjectives.
indurate and callous both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indurate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| callous | No | Yes | Yes | No |
As adjectives,
indurate and callous
are synonyms defined as:
- indurate and callous: emotionally hardened
Other synonyms of indurate include
pachydermatous.
As verbs,
callous is a hyponym of
indurate; that is, callous is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
indurate:
- indurate: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
- callous: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Other hyponyms of indurate include
cauterise, cauterize, brace oneself for, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel oneself for.
| indurate (adjective) | callous (adjective) |
|---|---|
| emotionally hardened | emotionally hardened |
| having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear |
| indurate (verb) | callous (verb) |
|---|---|
| become hard or harder | make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals |
| make hard or harder | |
| become fixed or established | |
| cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate |
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