Inure (Verb)

Definition 1: To habituate someone to something undesirable, especially after they have endured it for a long time.

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Usage 1: The verb is usually used with the preposition "to," e. g. "inure yourself to work." The noun is "inurement."

Suggested usage: Use this verb when you reluctantly or unwillingly become accustomed to something: "Ralph's TV dinners were a far cry from her mother's creative cuisine but after a while she became inured to them" or "You can never inure me to your constant criticism."

Etymology: Middle English enuren, from en- + ure "use, custom," from Middle French uevre "work, practice" which in Modern French is œuvre "(a) work." The French word devolved from Latin opera "work." The same stem, *op- turns up in "opulent" and "copious" (co+op-).

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