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1. (v.t.) inure
to toughen or harden by use or exposure; accustom; habituate (usu. fol. by to):
inured to cold.
2. (v.i.) inure
to come into use; take or have effect.
3. inure
to become beneficial or advantageous.
Etymology: (1480–90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) inure, harden, indurate
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
"He was inured to the cold"
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1. (verb) inure
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
2. (verb) inure
to pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs
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