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inure

Main Entry:: in·ure
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈnu̇r, -ˈnyu̇r\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: in·ured; in·ur·ing
Etymology:: Middle English enuren, from in ure customary, from putten in ure to use, put into practice, part translation of Anglo-French mettre en ovre, en uevre
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb : to accustom to accept something undesirable <children inured to violence> intransitive verb : to become of advantage <policies that inure to the benefit of employees>

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\-mənt\ noun

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