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>

— in·ure·ment \-mənt\ noun