P / prae-dūro
verb transitive

prae-dūro

2nd PP prae-dūrāre · 3rd PP prae-dūrāvi · 4th PP prae-dūrātum · conj. 1st
to make very hard; harden very much
Lit., to make very hard, harden very much (postAug.): sucus praeduratus, Plin. 23, 7, 71, § 139; Apic. 6, 9; 7, 4; 8.—
to harden; indurate figuratively
Trop., to harden, indurate, Prud. στεφ. 5, 177.