INURE

inure, harden, indurate

(verb) cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; “He was inured to the cold”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

inure (third-person singular simple present inures, present participle inuring, simple past and past participle inured)

(transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something (usually) unpleasant. [from 16th c.]

Synonyms: habituate, harden, toughen

(intransitive, chiefly, legal) To take effect, to be operative. [from 16th c.]

(transitive, obsolete) To commit.

Anagrams

• Nueir, ruine, urine

Source: Wiktionary

In*ure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inured; p. pr. & vb. n. Inuring.] Etym: [From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure use, practice, Opera, and cf. Manure.]

Definition: To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice habitually. "To inure our prompt obedience." Milton. He . . . did inure them to speak little. Sir T. North. Inured and exercised in learning. Robynson (More's Utopia). The poor, inured to drudgery and distress. Cowper.

In*ure", v. i.

Definition: To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs. [Written also enure.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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