inure
11inure — /ənˈjuə / (say uhn yoohuh), /ɪn / (say in ) verb (i) (inured, inuring) 1. to come into use; take or have effect. –phrase 2. inure to, to toughen or harden (someone) to by exercise; accustom to; habituate to: to inure a person to danger. Also,… …
12inure — verb (inured; inuring) Etymology: Middle English enuren, from in ure customary, from putten in ure to use, put into practice, part translation of Anglo French mettre en ovre, en uevre Date: 15th century transitive verb to accustom to accept… …
13inure — See inure, enure …
14inure — [ɪ njʊə, ɪ njɔ:] verb 1》 (usu. be inured to) accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant. 2》 Law variant spelling of enure. Derivatives inurement noun Origin ME inure, enure, from an Anglo Norman Fr. phr …
15inure — verb inure sb to sth phrasal verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone become used to something unpleasant, so that they are no longer upset by it: Nurses soon became inured to the sight of suffering …
16inure, enure — Inure is the preferred spelling of this word meaning to accustom, to habituate, to make used to something by exercise : His poverty stricken early life inured him to the hardships of old age. The food was poorly prepared, but after several weeks… …
17inure — inuredness /in yoor id nis, i noor , in yoord , i noord /, n. inurement, n. /in yoor , i noor /, v., inured, inuring. v.t. 1. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually fol. by to): inured to cold. v.i …
18inure — verb /ɪˈnjʊə,ɪˈnjɔː,ɪˈnjʊɹ/ a) To cause (someone) to become accustomed (to something); to habituate. To none of these evidences of a fearful tragedy of a long dead day did little Tarzan give but passing heed. His wild jungle life had inured him… …
19inure — Synonyms and related words: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, break, break in, brutalize, callous, case harden, condition, confirm, discipline, domesticate, domesticize, establish, familiarize, fix, gentle, habituate,… …
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