ə̇ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə verb
or en·ure ə̇ˈ-, eˈ-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: inure alteration (influenced by in- ) (II) of enure, from Middle English enuren, from en- (I) + ure, n., use, custom — more at ure
transitive verb
: accustom : discipline to accept something : habituate
inured to the smell of the stable
a public … that is inured to certain ways of seeing and thinking — John Dewey
being stationed at an arctic base inures a man to cold
intransitive verb
: to come into operation : become operative
we are dealing with a relation … that might virtually inure by usage only — W.E.Gladstone
: accrue
the profits inure to the benefit of hospitals for crippled children — D.A.Reed
specifically : to become legally effective
when there is such an identity of interest between the taxpayers that a refund to one will inure to the benefit of the other … the unsatisfied liability may be recovered — W.T.Plumb
Synonyms: see harden