inure
IPA: ɪnjˈʊr
verb
- (transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
- (intransitive, chiefly law) To take effect, to be operative.
- (transitive, obsolete) To commit.
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Examples of "inure" in Sentences
- Years of hard work and dedication have helped him inure himself to the pressures of the job
- The intense training program was designed to inure the soldiers to extreme weather conditions
- As a child, she had to rapidly inure herself to the chaos of her dysfunctional family
- The constant criticism only served to inure her to the opinions of others
- Exposure to the harsh realities of life can either break a person or inure them to future challenges
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