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TOEFL BNC: 38476 COCA: 26829

inure

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
inure ˈnuɚ/ ˈnjuɚ/ verb
inures; inured; inuring
inure
ˈnuɚ/ ˈnjuɚ/
verb
inures; inured; inuring
Learner's definition of INURE
[+ object] formal
: to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant : to cause (someone) to be less sensitive to something unpleasant使习惯于;使适应

— inured

adjective
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TOEFL BNC: 38476 COCA: 26829

inure

verb

in·​ure i-ˈnu̇r How to pronounce inure (audio)
-ˈnyu̇r
variants or less commonly enure
i-ˈnu̇r How to pronounce inure (audio)
-ˈnyu̇r,
e-
inured; inuring

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
inurement
i-ˈnu̇r-mənt How to pronounce inure (audio)
-ˈnyu̇r
noun

Example Sentences

Does violence on television inure children to violence in real life? the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare
Recent Examples on the Web This would inure to the benefit of customers and the workforce. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 5 July 2022 That discount will inure to the benefit of your beneficiaries, if the value of those assets rises. Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 The fact that Crow is the one prosecuting our unpopular president in Colorado will only inure to his benefit in November. Doug Friednash, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2020 The mob is in front of the courthouse because we are inured to the unspoken reality that the Court is innately political. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020 Yet four or five blocks from the fighting, the group of men reacted to their captivity with placid resolve, inured to war’s chaos. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2020 Far from being inured to such chicanery, the vast majority of Illinoisans still see corruption as a big deal and want their politicians to model themselves after Honest Abe rather than Al Capone. Brad Weisenstein, National Review, 25 Feb. 2020 City dwellers are inured to the violence on the evening news, but an unexplained disappearance in a place that’s supposed to be a safe retreat? Eva Holland, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2020 If Americans aren't afraid of the flu, perhaps that's because they are inured to yearly warnings. oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of inure was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 38476 COCA: 26829

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