inure, harden, indurate
(verb) cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; “He was inured to the cold”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• 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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
