inure

American  

[in-yoor, ih-noor] / ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər /

Also enure

verb (used with object)

inured, inuring

1. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed byto ).

   inured to cold.

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verb (used without object)

inured, inuring

1. to come into use; take or have effect.

2. to become beneficial or advantageous.

inure British  

/ ɪˈnjʊə, ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs /

verb

1. to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

2. (intr) (esp of a law, etc) to come into operation; take effect

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Other Word Forms

• inuredness noun
• inurement noun

Etymology

Origin of inure

First recorded in 1480–90; verb use of phrase in ure, en ure “in use, customary,” from Anglo-French en ure “in use, at work,” equivalent to en in + ure (from Latin opera, plural of opus ) “work”; compare French oeuvre

Example Sentences

U.S. stock markets are becoming inured to tariff shocks.

From Barron's

Thursday’s benign reading of 16 points, a level that indicates broad market neutrality, seems par for the course in a market that’s growing inured to political risks.

From Barron's

Thursday’s benign reading of 16 points, a level that indicates broad market neutrality, seems par for the course in a market that’s growing inured to political risks.

From Barron's

An Olympic rowing career had left Porter Collins a bit inured to the pain of others, as he assumed they usually didn’t know what pain was.

From Literature

You may consider yourself inured to product placement.

From Los Angeles Times