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Pronunciation : In*ure"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See Ure use, practice, Opera, and cf. Manure.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Inured; p. pr. & vb. n. Inuring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*ure"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913