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- [in-yoo r, ih-noo r]
- /ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər/
- /ɪˈnjʊə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-yoo r, ih-noo r]
- /ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər/
Definitions of inure word
- verb with object inure to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold. 1
- verb without object inure to come into use; take or have effect. 1
- verb without object inure to become beneficial or advantageous. 1
- noun inure Accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant. 1
- transitive verb inure accustom: to sth bad 1
- intransitive verb inure accustom to sth bad 1
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Origin of inure
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary < Anglo-French en ure in use, at work, equivalent to en in + ure < Latin opera, plural of opus work; compare French oeuvre
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Parts of speech for Inure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
inure usage trend in Literature
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verb inure
- familiarize — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- acclimate — When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
- harden — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Antonyms for inure
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