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inureenUK
in·ure also en·ure (ĭn-yo͝or′)tr.v. in·ured, in·ur·ing, in·ures also en·ured or en·ur·ing or en·ures 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).
[Middle English, back-formation from enured, customary, from in ure : in, in; see in1 + ure, use (from Old French euvre, uevre, work, from Latin opera, activity associated with work; see op- in Indo-European roots).]
in·ure′ment n.inure (ɪˈnjʊə) or enurevb1. (often foll by: to) to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate2. (Law) (intr) (esp of a law, etc) to come into operation; take effect[C15 enuren to accustom, from ure use, from Old French euvre custom, work, from Latin opera works, plural of opus] inuredness, enuredness n inˈurement, enˈurement nin•ure (ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər)
v. -ured, -ur•ing. v.t. 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
Past participle: inured
Gerund: inuring
| Present |
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| I inure | | you inure | | he/she/it inures | | we inure | | you inure | | they inure |
| Preterite |
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| I inured | | you inured | | he/she/it inured | | we inured | | you inured | | they inured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am inuring | | you are inuring | | he/she/it is inuring | | we are inuring | | you are inuring | | they are inuring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have inured | | you have inured | | he/she/it has inured | | we have inured | | you have inured | | they have inured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was inuring | | you were inuring | | he/she/it was inuring | | we were inuring | | you were inuring | | they were inuring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had inured | | you had inured | | he/she/it had inured | | we had inured | | you had inured | | they had inured |
| Future |
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| I will inure | | you will inure | | he/she/it will inure | | we will inure | | you will inure | | they will inure |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have inured | | you will have inured | | he/she/it will have inured | | we will have inured | | you will have inured | | they will have inured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be inuring | | you will be inuring | | he/she/it will be inuring | | we will be inuring | | you will be inuring | | they will be inuring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been inuring | | you have been inuring | | he/she/it has been inuring | | we have been inuring | | you have been inuring | | they have been inuring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been inuring | | you will have been inuring | | he/she/it will have been inuring | | we will have been inuring | | you will have been inuring | | they will have been inuring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been inuring | | you had been inuring | | he/she/it had been inuring | | we had been inuring | | you had been inuring | | they had been inuring |
| Conditional |
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| I would inure | | you would inure | | he/she/it would inure | | we would inure | | you would inure | | they would inure |
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| I would have inured | | you would have inured | | he/she/it would have inured | | we would have inured | | you would have inured | | they would have inured |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | inure - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"indurate, hardencallous, cauterise, cauterize - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or moralsbrace oneself for, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for - prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasantaccustom, habituate - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" |
inureverbTo make familiar through constant practice or use:accustom, condition, habituate, wont.TranslationsinureenUK
inure (someone, something, or oneself) to (something)To habituate someone, something, or oneself to something. A: "I'm sorry you had another terrible date." B: "Oh, it's fine, I've inured myself to a lifetime of loneliness."See also: inureinure someone or something to somethingto accustom someone to someone or something. We wanted to inure you to this kind of problem, but here it is and you must face it. The coach inured the team to the thought of losing. She had long ago inured herself to criticism of this type.See also: inureinureenUK
Related to inure: stolidity, enureInureTo result; to take effect; to be of use, benefit, or advantage to an individual. For example, when a will makes the provision that all Personal Property is to inure to the benefit of a certain individual, such an individual is given the right to receive all the personal property owned by the testator upon his or her death. inurev. result in. Commonly used in legal terminology in the phrase: "to inure to the benefit of Janet Jones." inure to come into operation or take effect.TO INURE. To take effect; as, the pardon inures. InureenUK
InureTo cause or to result in. The word is most commonly used in legal documents, such as wills.inureenUK
Related to inure: stolidity, enureSynonyms for inureverb to make familiar through constant practice or useSynonyms- accustom
- condition
- habituate
- wont
Synonyms for inureverb cause to accept or become hardened toSynonymsRelated Words- callous
- cauterise
- cauterize
- brace oneself for
- prepare for
- steel oneself against
- steel onself for
- accustom
- habituate
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