Inure
/ɪˈnjʊə(ɹ)/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. transitive
"Matcht with as valiant men, and of as cleane a might, / As skilfull to commaund, and as inur’d to fight."
- 2 cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate wordnet
- 3 To take effect, to be operative. intransitive
"Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across the neighbor's property to get to the water. That right of way is said "to inure to the benefit of Jim"."
- 4 To commit. obsolete, transitive
"He […] gan that ladie strongly to appele / Of many haynous crymes by her enured."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He could not inure himself to the manners of the East."
Etymology
From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).