inure
[ in-yoor, ih-noor ]
/ ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər /
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verb (used with object), in·ured, in·ur·ing.
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.
to come into use; take or have effect.
to become beneficial or advantageous.
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Also en·ure [en-yoor, -oor] /ɛnˈyʊər, -ˈʊər/ .
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
OTHER WORDS FROM inure
in·ur·ed·ness [in-yoor-id-nis, ih-noor-, in-yoord-, ih-noord-], /ɪnˈyʊər ɪd nɪs, ɪˈnʊər-, ɪnˈyʊərd-, ɪˈnʊərd-/, nounin·ure·ment, nounun·in·ured, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inure
inhere, inureWords nearby inure
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British Dictionary definitions for inure
inure
enure
/ (ɪˈnjʊə) /
verb
(tr; often passive often foll by to) to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
(intr) (esp of a law, etc) to come into operation; take effect
Derived forms of inure
inuredness or enuredness (ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs), nouninurement or enurement, nounWord Origin for inure
C15 enuren to accustom, from ure use, from Old French euvre custom, work, from Latin opera works, plural of opus
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