inure

[ in-yoor, ih-noor ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ured, in·ur·ing.

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

   inured to cold.

verb (used without object)

, in·ured, in·ur·ing.

1. to come into use; take or have effect.
2. to become beneficial or advantageous.

inure

/ ɪˈnjʊə; ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs /

verb

1. tr; often passiveoften foll byto to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
2. intr (esp of a law, etc) to come into operation; take effect

Derived Forms

• inˈurement, noun
• inuredness, noun

Other Words From

• in·ure·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inure¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of inure¹

C15 enuren to accustom, from ure use, from Old French euvre custom, work, from Latin opera works, plural of opus

Example Sentences

That would amuse him, change the air of his thoughts, and give him time to inure himself to the horrible thing he had discovered.

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The continual thought of a good man was how to inure himself to suffering, and prepare himself for death.

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What then, said Madame, are not thirty Tears Misfortunes enough to inure her to them?

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But we must inure ourselves, in the biography of Petrarch, to his over-estimation of favourites in the article of morals.

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There is another advantage of Government cooperation that will inure greatly to the benefit of the settler.

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