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Word entry · 5 letters

inure

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"Harden through habit"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈnjʊə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted einruStarts with IEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

Word origin

From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).

Used in a sentence

  • Matcht with as valiant men, and of as cleane a might, / As skilfull to commaund, and as inur’d to fight.
  • Your insults to myself can be endured, / I am a philosopher and am inured. / But there are insults that I will not swallow / That you have levelled at our gods.
  • As Tom Paine warned, inuring us to lies lays the groundwork for many other evils.

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