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Definitions for Inure

[1] to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to ): inured to cold.
[2] to come into use; take or have effect.
[3] to become beneficial or advantageous.
[4] (tr; often passive often foll by to ) to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
[5] (intr) (esp of a law, etc) to come into operation; take effect

Words related to Inure

familiarize, season, acclimate, harden, train, habituate, toughen

Words nearby Inure

inundant, inundate, inupiaq, inupik, inurbane, inure, inurn, inutile, inutility, inutterable, inuvik

Origin of Inure

1480–90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary < Anglo-French en ure in use, at work, equivalent to en in + ure < Latin opera, plural of opus work; compare French oeuvre

Words that may be confused with Inure

inhere, inure

Other words from Inure

in·ur·ed·ness [in-yoo  r -id-nis, ih-noo  r -, in-yoo  rd -, ih-noo  rd -] /ɪnˈyʊər ɪd nɪs, ɪˈnʊər-, ɪnˈyʊərd-, ɪˈnʊərd-/ , noun
in·ure·ment , noun
un·in·ured , adjective

Word origin for Inure

C15 enuren to accustom, from ure use, from Old French euvre custom, work, from Latin opera works, plural of opus

Synonyms for Inure

acclimate, familiarize, habituate, harden, season, toughen, train, make ready