inure

[in-yoo r, ih-noo r]

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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.

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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Related Words for inured

familiarize, season, acclimate, harden, train, habituate, toughen

Examples from the Web for inured

Contemporary Examples of inured

They are experienced with the grim side of husbandry, but they are not inured to it.
‘Luck’ Runs Out: If Horses Die While Cameras Roll, You Must Quit
Max Watman
March 16, 2012

Historical Examples of inured

Inured as I had been by circumstances to bad smells, this conquered me.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
He looked at us with the patience of one inured to bourgeois comment.
Pipefuls
Christopher Morley
All were in middle life, strong, rugged, and inured to hardship.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis
You have suffered so much before that your soul must now be inured to misfortune.
Lucretia Borgia
Ferdinand Gregorovius
From early youth I was inured to a certain degree of painfulness in the lesson.
The King's Mirror
Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for inured

inure

enure

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 inured

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.