inure
[ in-yoo r, ih-noo r ]
/ ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər /
verb (used with object), in·ured, in·ur·ing.
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
verb (used without object), in·ured, in·ur·ing.
to come into use; take or have effect.
to become beneficial or advantageous.
Also
enure.
Origin of inure
1480–90; v. use of phrase
in ure, en ure in use, customary < Anglo-French
en ure in use, at work, equivalent to
en
in +
ure < Latin
opera, plural of
opus work; compare French
oeuvre
OTHER WORDS FROM inure
in·ur·ed·ness [in-yoo r-id-nis, ih-noo r-, in-yoo rd-, ih-noo rd-] /ɪnˈyʊər ɪd nɪs, ɪˈnʊər-, ɪnˈyʊərd-, ɪˈnʊərd-/, noun in·ure·ment, noun un·in·ured, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inure
inhere inureWords nearby inure
Example sentences from the Web for inurement
Suffering, like everything else, becomes much more bearable with inurement to it.
Psychotherapy |James J. WalshThis may apparently be explained as being based on inurement.
Children, on account of their high natural warmth, are the proper subjects for inurement to cold.
Aristotle and Ancient Educational Ideals |Thomas Davidson
British Dictionary definitions for inurement
inure
enure
/ (ɪˈnjʊə) /
verb
(tr; often passive often foll by to)
to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
(intr)
(esp of a law, etc) to come into operation; take effect
Derived forms of inure
inuredness or enuredness (ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs), noun inurement or enurement, nounWord Origin for inure
C15
enuren to accustom, from
ure use, from Old French
euvre custom, work, from Latin
opera works, plural of
opus