Definitions for: Inure


[v] cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"



Webster (1913) Definition: In*ure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inuring.] [From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure
use, practice, Opera, and cf. Manure.]
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.
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.]

Synonyms: harden, indurate

See Also: accustom, brace oneself for, callous, cauterise, cauterize, habituate, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for

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