INURED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Inure

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Middle English inure, enure, from an Anglo-Norman French phrase meaning ‘in use or practice’, from en ‘in’ + Old French euvre ‘work’ (from Latin opera)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪˈnjʊə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪˈnjɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant

Short Definition:

accustom someone to something

Examples:
  • these children have been inured to violence

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