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单词 inure
释义 in·ure
\ə̇ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə\ verb
or en·ure \ə̇ˈ-, eˈ-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: inure alteration (influenced by in-) (II) of enure, from Middle English enuren, from en- (I) + ure, n., use, custom — more at ure
transitive verb
: accustom : discipline to accept something : habituate
 < inured to the smell of the stable >
 < a public … that is inured to certain ways of seeing and thinking — John Dewey >
 < being stationed at an arctic base inures a man to cold >
intransitive verb
: to come into operation : become operative
 < we are dealing with a relation … that might virtually inure by usage only — W.E.Gladstone >
: accrue
 < the profits inure to the benefit of hospitals for crippled children — D.A.Reed >
specifically : to become legally effective
 < when there is such an identity of interest between the taxpayers that a refund to one will inure to the benefit of the other … the unsatisfied liability may be recovered — W.T.Plumb >
Synonyms: see harden
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