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inure, enure (verb), inures, enures; inured, enured; inuring, enuring
1. To cause a person to be less sensitive to something unpleasant: Does violence on TV inure some people to violence in real life?
2. Etymology: "in practice" from obsolete ure, "work, practice, exercise", or "use"; said to be from Old French uevre, oeuvre "to work"; from Latin "opera" or "opus".
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2. Etymology: "in practice" from obsolete ure, "work, practice, exercise", or "use"; said to be from Old French uevre, oeuvre "to work"; from Latin "opera" or "opus".
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inured (adjective), more inured; most inured
A reference to causing someone to be less affected by something unpleasant: Ralph became inured to Bruce's sarcastic remarks.
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oper-, opus
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