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in⋅ure

  [in-yoor, i-noor] verb, -ured, -ur⋅ing.
Use inure to in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually fol. by to): inured to cold.
–verb (used without object)
2. to come into use; take or have effect.
3. to become beneficial or advantageous.
Also, enure.

Origin:
1480–90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary < AF en ure in use, at work, equiv. to en in + ure < L opera, pl. of opus work; cf. F oeuvre

Related forms:
in⋅ur⋅ed⋅ness  [in-yoor-id-nis, i-noor-, in-yoord-, i-noord-] , noun
in⋅ure⋅ment, noun
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Word Origin & History

inure 
c.1420, in ure "in practice," from obsolete ure "work, practice, exercise, use," probably from O.Fr. uevre, oeuvre "work," from L. opera (see opus).
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Main Entry: in·ure
Pronunciation: i-'nur, -'nyur
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: in·ured; in·ur·ing
: to become of advantage —usually used in the phrase inure to the benefit of
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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