Associations to the word «Inure»

Wiktionary

INURE, verb. (transitive) To cause (someone) to become accustomed (to something); to habituate. [from 16th c.]
INURE, verb. (intransitive) (chiefly legal) To take effect, to be operative. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

INURE, verb. Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold".

Wise words

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