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.

Words nearby inure

inundant, inundate, inupiaq, inupik, inurbane, inure, inurn, inutile, inutility, inutterable, inuvik

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

OTHER WORDS FROM inure

in·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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inure

inhere inure

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Another man is hearty, tough, and inured to an out-of-door life.
Notes of a War Correspondent|Richard Harding Davis
Had they not been inured to cold water and exposure, the experiment might have been followed by severe colds if nothing worse.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country|Janet Aldridge
I have inured them to Dukes and familiarized them with Duchesses, as the butcher hardens his pony to a motor-car.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt

Tweedles ate anyhow, but long stretches of cafés or boarding houses had inured them to cooking that I simply could not stomach.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
Lady McIntyre's manner was that of the person so inured to being late that she got no good out of being on time.
The Messenger|Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for inured

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, 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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