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inure

UK/ɪˈnjʊə(ɹ)/ US/ɪˈnjɔː(ɹ)/ fairly common

verb

1.

cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

  • “He was inured to the cold”
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Origin

From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).

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