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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inure \In*ure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inured}; p. pr & vb n. {Inuring}.] [From pref. in- in + ure use work See {Ure} use practice, {Opera}, and cf {Manure}.] To apply in use to train; to discipline; to use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden; to habituate; to practice habitually. ``To inure our prompt obedience.'' --Milton. He . . . did inure them to speak little. --Sir T. North. Inured and exercised in learning. --Robynson (More's Utopia). The poor, inured to drudgery and distress. --Cowper. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inure \In*ure"\, v. i. To pass into use to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of as a gift of lands inures to the heirs. [Written also {enure}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inure v : cause to accept or become hardened to habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: {harden}]
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