Inure means to accustom to something unpleasant (transitive) or to become beneficial and take effect (intransitive). The word comes from older French phrases for "in use" or "customary."
Inure bedeutet, sich an etwas Unangenehmes zu gewöhnen (transitiv) oder vorteilhaft zu werden und in Kraft zu treten (intransitiv). Das Wort stammt aus älteren französischen Ausdrücken für "in Gebrauch" oder "gewöhnlich".
| Front | inure \in-YOOR, i-NOOR\ |
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| Back | verb tr. To accustom to something unpleasant. verb intr. 1. To become beneficial. 2. To take effect. [From the phrase in/en ure (in use, customary), from French oeuvre (work), from Latin opera, plural of opus (work). Ultimately from the Indo-European root op- (to work, produce) that is also the ancestor of words such as opera, opulent, optimum, operose, maneuver, and manure. Earliest documented use: 1489. The intransitive form of the word is usually used in legal contexts and also spelled as enure.] "We were never able to tell our daughter that things would get better. No amount of repetition can inure you to these things." - Aleksandar Hemon; The Aquarium; The New Yorker; Jun 13, 2011. "'Jody Henderson voted on measures which he knew would inure to the special private gain of a business associate,' the commission stated." - Tom McLaughlin; Trustee Will Likely be Fined for Voting Conflict; The Walton Sun (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida); May 27, 2011. |
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