inure[verb]Synonyms: accustom, familiarize, habituate, use, wont
Related Words: discipline,
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in‧ure /ɪˈnjʊə $ ɪˈnjʊr/
verb[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: ure 'usual practice' (15-18 centuries), from Old French uevre 'work, practice', from Latin opera 'works']
inure somebody to something phrasal verb [usually passive] 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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲