INURES

Verb

inures

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inure

Anagrams

• Ursine, insure, nursie, rusine, urines, ursine

Source: Wiktionary


INURE

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



RESET




Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

coffee icon