† myrmidonizev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make hard, to harden.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > make hard or callous
hardc1325
hardenc1350
engrege1382
endurec1384
indurec1450
indurate1538
obduratea1540
brawn1571
hard heart1581
sear1582
cauterize1587
myrmidonize1593
obdure1598
Gorgonize1609
stonea1616
petrifya1631
petrificate1647
roborate1652
case-harden1687
ossify1803
hard-boil1929
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 25 She hath steeled my soft impressiue hart, and mirmidoniz'd myne eies.
Derivatives
myrmidonized adj. rare (probably glossing instance at quot. 1593 at main sense).Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Mirmidoniz'd, hardened.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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