inure
verb (used with object)
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed byto ).
inures
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present tense formof inure (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It could be that watching a number of episodes in succession inures a person somewhat to the off-putting grime that dominated 1971 New York City.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2019
It’s a hard heart that inures to seeing a magnolia warbler, but a gray catbird changes the dynamic, cranking out its full rebuke before Sarver can even get it out of the bag.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2018
The wisdom of the common law, which made it a crime to go armed to the terror of the people, inures to our benefit today.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2017
This also inures them to crowds, which can be intimidating or distracting to the high-strung creatures.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2015
You see this silence inures to the benefit of the interests that have cornered the Manila hemp industry.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
