inure

[ in-yoo r, ih-noo r ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

Also enure.

Origin of inure

1480–90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary < Anglo-French en ure in use, at work, equivalent to en in + ure < Latin opera, plural of opus work; compare French oeuvre

Related formsin·ur·ed·ness

[in-yoo r-id-nis, ih-noo r-, in-yoo rd-, ih-noo rd-] /ɪnˈyʊər ɪd nɪs, ɪˈnʊər-, ɪnˈyʊərd-, ɪˈnʊərd-/, nounin·ure·ment, nounun·in·ured, adjective

Can be confusedinhere inure

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Examples from the Web for inure

She found, however, that it was one to which she must inure herself.
Persuasion|Jane Austen
I dressed them warmly, and then tried to inure them to all weathers, as I had always done my own child.
Rose Clark|Fanny Fern
At the least, a prince may animate and inure some meaner persons, to be as it were scourges, to ambitious men.
Essays|Francis Bacon
For which purpose Plato teacheth us that we ought to inure ourselves to fear, blame and disgrace more than labor and danger.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

They expect the folly of its leaders to inure to the benefit of the Whigs.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1|Samuel J. Tilden

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 Formsinuredness or enuredness (ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs), nouninurement or enurement, noun

Word 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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Word Origin and History for inure

inure

early 15c., in ure "in practice," from obsolete ure "work, practice, exercise, use," probably from Old French uevre, oeuvre "work," from Latin opera (see opus). Related: Inured; inuring.