INURE


Meaning of INURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈnu̇r, -ˈnyu̇r ]

verb

( in·ured ; in·ur·ing )

Etymology: 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

Date: 15th century

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.