Antonyms for inure
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-yoo r, ih-noo r |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər |
Definition of inure
Origin :- early 15c., in ure "in practice," from obsolete ure "work, practice, exercise, use," probably from Old French uevre, oeuvre "work," from Latin opera (see opus). Related: Inured; inuring.
- verb accustom
- He's going to live on deck to inure himself to the rigours of the Arctic climate.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- Uice where lawe is not to correcte, will inure itUice as a lawe by cu- stome.
- Extract from : « A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike » by Richard Rainolde
- They expect the folly of its leaders to inure to the benefit of the Whigs.
- Extract from : « Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1 » by Samuel J. Tilden
- The better to inure him to it, he was never allowed to be sober for a moment.
- Extract from : « Pretty Michal » by Mr Jkai
- She found, however, that it was one to which she must inure herself.
- Extract from : « Persuasion » by Jane Austen
- "To inure you to the disappointments of life," responded Alick oracularly.
- Extract from : « Lucy Raymond » by Agnes Maule Machar
- Chiefly to make your muscles hard, to inure you to pain, to teach you self-reliance.
- Extract from : « Paradise Garden » by George Gibbs
- These little skirmishes seem trifling, but they serve to inure our men, and harden them to danger.
- Extract from : « Abigail Adams and Her Times » by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
- Inure them to the air early and continually, and they will have less colds and snuffles than if you confined them within doors.
- Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
- And if you desire at any time to inure yourself to labor and endurance, do it to yourself and not unto the world.
- Extract from : « The Teaching of Epictetus » by Epictetus
Synonyms for inure
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