Meaning of INURE
Pronunciation: | | in'yûr
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| Definition: | | [v] cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" |
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| Synonyms: | | harden, indurate |
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| See Also: | | accustom, brace oneself for, callous, cauterise, cauterize, habituate, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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}.]
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| Related Terms: | | acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, break, break in, brutalize, callous, case harden, condition, confirm, discipline, domesticate, domesticize, establish, familiarize, fix, gentle, habituate, harden, housebreak, indurate, naturalize, orient, orientate, ossify, season, steel, tame, train, use, wont |
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