inure
Meaning
- To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
- To take effect, to be operative.
- (obsolete) To commit.
Synonyms
get accustomed
be used to
get used to
have effect
be operative
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈnjʊə/
Etymology
From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).
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