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Synonyms for inure


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-yoo r, ih-noo r
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər



Définition of inure

Origin :
  • early 15c., in ure "in practice," from obsolete ure "work, practice, exercise, use," probably from Old French uevre, oeuvre "work," from Latin opera (see opus). Related: Inured; inuring.
  • verb accustom
Example sentences :
  • He's going to live on deck to inure himself to the rigours of the Arctic climate.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Uice where lawe is not to correcte, will inure itUice as a lawe by cu- stome.
  • Extract from : « A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike » by Richard Rainolde
  • They expect the folly of its leaders to inure to the benefit of the Whigs.
  • Extract from : « Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1 » by Samuel J. Tilden
  • The better to inure him to it, he was never allowed to be sober for a moment.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Michal » by Mr Jkai
  • She found, however, that it was one to which she must inure herself.
  • Extract from : « Persuasion » by Jane Austen
  • "To inure you to the disappointments of life," responded Alick oracularly.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Raymond » by Agnes Maule Machar
  • Chiefly to make your muscles hard, to inure you to pain, to teach you self-reliance.
  • Extract from : « Paradise Garden » by George Gibbs
  • These little skirmishes seem trifling, but they serve to inure our men, and harden them to danger.
  • Extract from : « Abigail Adams and Her Times » by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
  • Inure them to the air early and continually, and they will have less colds and snuffles than if you confined them within doors.
  • Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
  • And if you desire at any time to inure yourself to labor and endurance, do it to yourself and not unto the world.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Epictetus » by Epictetus

Antonyms for inure

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