INURE (SOMEBODY) TO (SOMETHING)


Meaning of INURE (SOMEBODY) TO (SOMETHING) in English

inure somebody to something phrasal verb [usually passive] ( see also ↑ inure )

to make someone become used to something unpleasant, so that they are no longer upset by it:

Nurses soon become inured to the sight of suffering.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.