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Indurate vs Tolerate - What's the difference?

indurate | tolerate |

As verbs the difference between indurate and tolerate

is that indurate is to harden or to grow hard while tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.

As an adjective indurate

is indurated, obstinate, unfeeling, callous or indurate can be hardened; not soft; indurated.

indurate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Indurated, obstinate, unfeeling, callous.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to harden or to grow hard
  • to make callous or unfeeling
  • to inure; to strengthen; to make hardy or robust.
  • Synonyms

    * inure

    Derived terms

    * induration * indurative

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hardened; not soft; indurated.
  • (Tyndale)
  • Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.
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    tolerate

    English

    Verb

    (tolerat)
  • To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
  • I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
    I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * allow, bear, , endure, live with, put up with