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# How to pronounce "obdure" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒbdjʌːr/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ob·dure**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Synonym of obdurate.
  - *Example*: "The Ages in their grovvth vvax worſe & vvorſe. / The firſt vvas pretious, full of golden reſt. / Siluer ſucceeded; good, but not ſo pure: / Then loue and harmleſſe luſts might currant paſſe: / The third that follovves vve finde more obdure, / And that vve title by the Age of Braſſe."

### VERB
- To harden.
  - *Example*: "This saw his hapless foes, but stood obdur'd."

### Example Sentences
- "The Ages in their grovvth vvax worſe & vvorſe. / The firſt vvas pretious, full of golden reſt. / Siluer ſucceeded; good, but not ſo pure: / Then loue and harmleſſe luſts might currant paſſe: / The third that follovves vve finde more obdure, / And that vve title by the Age of Braſſe."
- "This saw his hapless foes, but stood obdur'd."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "obdure"

- **Syllables**: ob · dure
- **IPA**: `/ɒbdjʌːr/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[obdures](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obdures), [obdured](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obdured), [obduring](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obduring), [obduration](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obduration)

### Related Concepts
[obdurate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obdurate)

## Related Pronunciations

[obduce](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obduce), [obdured](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obdured), [obdures](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obdures), [objure](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/objure), [obduct](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obduct), [obdurate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/obdurate), [objured](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/objured), [objures](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/objures)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “obdure”?
“obdure” is pronounced /ɒbdjʌːr/ (ob · dure). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “obdure”?
“obdure” has 2 syllables: ob · dure.

### What does “obdure” mean?
Synonym of obdurate.


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