inure

in·ure

verb \i-ˈnu̇r, -ˈnyu̇r\

in·uredin·ur·ing

Definition of INURE

transitive verb

: to accustom to accept something undesirable <children inured to violence>

intransitive verb

: to become of advantage <policies that inure to the benefit of employees>

— in·ure·ment \-mənt\ noun

Examples of INURE

1. Does violence on television inure children to violence in real life?
2. <the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare>

Origin of INURE

Middle English enuren, from in ure customary, from putten in ure to use, put into practice, part translation of Anglo-French mettre en ovre, en uevre

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INURE

Synonyms: fortify, indurate, harden, season, steel, strengthen, toughen

Antonyms: soften

Related Words: acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust; anneal, temper; invigorate, vitalize; immunize; bolster, boost, brace, buttress, enforce, forearm, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support; break in, limber (up), train; accustom, condition, habituate, naturalize

Near Antonyms: emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, weaken; cripple, debilitate, hamstring, incapacitate; sensitize

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Rhymes with INURE

abjure, adjure, Adour, allure, amour, Ashur, assure, brochure, ceinture, cocksure, coiffure, conjure, contour, couture, demure, detour, dirt-poor, endure, ensure, faubourg, for sure, Fraktur, grandeur, gravure, guipure, hachure, immure, impure, insure, kultur, land-poor, langur, ligure, manure, mature, mohur, obscure, parure, perdure, procure, rondure, secure, siddur, tambour, tandoor, tenure, Uighur, unmoor, velour, velure