inure (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *inure*:
VERB	change	inure, harden, indurate	cause to accept or become hardened to

inure > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnyuh'r
Rhymes	allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr...

English > *inure*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Example	"He was inured to the cold"
Synonyms	harden, indurate
Narrower	callous, cauterize, cauterise	make insensitive or callous
Narrower	steel oneself against, steel onself for, brace oneself for, prepare for	Prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
Broader	habituate, accustom	make psychologically or physically used (to something)
Spanish	acostumbrar, avezar, endurecer, habituar
Catalan	acostumar, avesar, habituar

HyperDic: inure