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- Dictionaryinure/ɪˈnjʊə/
verb
- 1. accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant: "these children have been inured to violence"
- 2. variant spelling of enure
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Inure is a verb that means to accustom to accept something undesirable or to become of advantage. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and legal usage of inure from Merriam-Webster.
To inure is to get used to something difficult or unpleasant. If after spending an hour in your brother's room, you stop noticing the stinky-sock smell, you have become inured to the odor. Although the Latin roots of inure mean "in work," it may be easier to think of "in use" when you see inure .
Inure definition: to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to). See examples of INURE used in a sentence.
Inure means to cause to accept or become hardened to something, or to come into operation or take effect. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of inure.
1. to toughen or harden by use or exposure; accustom; habituate (usu. fol. by to ): inured to cold. v.i. 2. to come into use; take or have effect. 3. to become beneficial or advantageous. [1480–90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary] in•ure′ment, n.
Inure is a verb that means to make someone or something used to something unpleasant or difficult. Learn how to pronounce, spell, and use inure in sentences with examples and synonyms.
1. to make accustomed to something difficult, painful, etc.; habituate. [...] 2. to come into use or take effect. [...] More. Conjugations of 'inure' present simple: I inure, you inure [...] past simple: I inured, you inured [...] past participle: inured. More. Synonyms of 'inure' • acclimatize, condition, accustom, familiarize [...] More.
