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inuredenUK
in·ure also en·ure (ĭn-yo͝or′)tr.v. in·ured, in·ur·ing, in·ures also en·ured or en·ur·ing or en·ures To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom: "Though the food became no more palatable, he soon became sufficiently inured to it" (John Barth).
[Middle English, back-formation from enured, customary, from in ure : in, in; see in1 + ure, use (from Old French euvre, uevre, work, from Latin opera, activity associated with work; see op- in Indo-European roots).]
in·ure′ment n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inured - made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchettenured, hardenedtoughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" |
inuredadjective accustomed, hardened, toughened, trained, strengthened, tempered, familiarized, habituated, desensitized, case-hardened, annealed Doctors become inured to death.IdiomsSeeinureFinancialSeeInureinuredenUK
Related to inured: succinct, subtleSynonyms for inuredadj accustomedSynonyms- accustomed
- hardened
- toughened
- trained
- strengthened
- tempered
- familiarized
- habituated
- desensitized
- case-hardened
- annealed
Synonyms for inuredadj made tough by habitual exposureSynonymsRelated Words |