Make+callous

  • 51cauterizing — cauterize (Amer.) cau·ter·ize || kɔːtÉ™raɪz v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterise) …

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  • 52caseharden — case•hard•en [[t]ˈkeɪsˌhɑr dn[/t]] v. t. 1) mel to harden the surface of (an iron based alloy) by carburizing and heat treatment, leaving the interior tough and ductile 2) to make callous • Etymology: 1670–80 …

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  • 53мозолить — МОЗОЛИТЬ, несов. (сов. намозолить), что. Повреждать (повредить) кожу рук трением во время какой л. работы или кожу ног при длительной ходьбе или из за тесной обуви, вызывая утолщение кожного покрова [impf. to make callous; to (cause to) get a… …

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  • 54sear — I. /sɪə / (say sear) verb (t) 1. to burn or char the surface of. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully. 4. to harden, or make callous or unfeeling. 5. to dry up or wither. 6. to brown the surface of (meat) …

  • 55περιτυλουμένου — περιτυλόω make callous pres part mp masc/neut gen sg …

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  • 56caseharden — [kās′härd΄ n] vt. 1. Metallurgy to form a hard, thin surface on (an iron alloy) 2. to make callous or unfeeling casehardened adj …

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  • 57sear — sear1 [sir] adj. [ME seer < OE sear, dry < IE base * saus > Sans s̍úṣyati, (he) dries, withers, L sudus, dry] alt. sp. of SERE2 vt. [ME seeren < OE searian < the adj.] 1. to dry up; wither 2 …

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  • 58case — 1. n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of a person receiving professional guidance, e.g. from a doctor or social worker. b this person or the circumstances involved. 4 a matter… …

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  • 59case harden — verb Etymology: case (II) (covering) + harden transitive verb 1. : to harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is made considerably harder than the interior (as by carburizing and quenching, cyaniding, carbonitriding, or nitriding) …

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  • 60case-harden — caseˈ harden transitive verb 1. To harden on the surface, as by carbonizing iron (metallurgy) 2. To make callous or insensitive through previous experience • • • Main Entry: ↑case …

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