Inure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. 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).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To establish by use; put into exercise or act; insure.
  • To use; adapt; qualify; practise; exercise; ply.
  • To toughen or harden by exercise; deaden the sensibility of; accustom; habituate: followed by to.
  • To pass in use; take or have effect; be applied; become available or serviceable: as, the land will inure to the heirs, or to the benefit of the heirs.
  • In law, to devolve as a right.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
  • Verb Form
    inured    inures    inuring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    accustom    habituate   
    Variant
    enure   
    Form
    inured    inuring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    train    discipline    harden    habituate    accustom    toughen    accrue   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baldur    Bloor    Moor    Moore    Muir    Ruhr    Ur    allure    assure    bonjour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts