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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.