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in·ure also en·ure  (n-yr)

tr.v. in·ured also en·ured, in·ur·ing also en·ur·ing, in·ures also en·ures

To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom: "Though the food became no more palatable, he soon became sufficiently inured to it" (John Barth).

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[Middle English, back-formation from enured, customary, from in ure : in, in; see in¹ + ure, use (from Old French euvre, uevre, work, from Latin opera, activity associated with work; see op- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·urement n.

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inure, enure [ɪˈnjʊə]

vb

1. (tr; often passive; often foll by to) to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

2. (Law) (intr) (esp of a law, etc.) to come into operation; take effect

[C15 enuren to accustom, from ure use, from Old French euvre custom, work, from Latin opera works, plural of opus]

inuredness , enuredness [ɪˈnjʊərɪdnɪs] n

inurement , enurement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

inure - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" indurate, harden callous, cauterise, cauterize - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals brace oneself for, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for - prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant accustom, habituate - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

Translations

inure [ɪnˈjʊəʳ] VT (= accustom) → acostumbrar, habituar (to a) to be inured to sth → estar acostumbrado or habituado a algo
to become inured to sth → acostumbrarse or habituarse a algo

inure [ɪˈnjʊə^r] vt
to inure to → immuniser contre, vacciner contre
to become inured to sth [+ pressure, hardship] → devenir immunisé contre qch

inure

vt → gewöhnen (→ to an +acc); (physically) → abhärten (to gegen); (to danger) → stählen (to gegen); to become inured to something → sich an etw (acc) → gewöhnen; (physically) to danger → sich gegen etw abhärten/stählen

inure [ɪnˈjʊəʳ] vt to inure (to) → assuefare (a)