inure
To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated…To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
» He could not inure himself to the manners of the East.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
abhärten, an gewöhnen (etwas)
приучатьpriučatʹ
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
(intransitive)To take effect, to be operative.
Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across the neighbor's property to get to the water. That right of way is said "to inure to the benefit of Jim".
(obsolete, transitive)To commit.
Examples
1 sentencesHe could not inure himself to the manners of the East.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).
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Forms
inures, inuring, inured, inuredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle