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Definition of Obdure
1. v. t. To harden.
2. a. Obdurate; hard.
Definition of Obdure
1. Verb. (obsolete) To harden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obdure
1. obdurate [v OBDURED, OBDURING, OBDURES] - See also: obdurate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obdure
Literary usage of Obdure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"toughen, inure, indurate, callous (rare). S. Referring to the feelings, morale,
etc.: obdurate (rare), obdure (rare), indurate, callous (fig. ..."
2. John Webster & the Elizabethan Drama by Rupert Brooke (1916)
"obdure " is a very rare word. It does not occur in Shakespeare. In the Elizabethan
age it seems to have been used only by one or two religious writers and ..."
3. Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Adapted to the by John Walker (1874)
"To obdure=6b-duri', 81: va To harden o make hardness grow over or incase; (See
Ob-;) to render obdurate. Oh-dured', 114 : part. a. Hardened, obdurate. ..."
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