Definitions for inure

inure in·ure

Spelling: [in-yoo r, ih-noo r]
IPA: /ɪnˈyʊər, ɪˈnʊər/

Inure is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in inure (einru).

Definitions for inure

verb (used with object)

  1. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):

verb (used without object)

  1. to come into use; take or have effect.
  2. to become beneficial or advantageous.

Origin of inure

1480-90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary Anglo-French en ure in use, at work, equivalent to en in + ure Latin opera, plural of opus work; compare Fren

Examples for inure

He's going to live on deck to inure himself to the rigours of the Arctic climate.

These little skirmishes seem trifling, but they serve to inure our men, and harden them to danger.

The better to inure him to it, he was never allowed to be sober for a moment.

And if you desire at any time to inure yourself to labor and endurance, do it to yourself and not unto the world.

Chiefly to make your muscles hard, to inure you to pain, to teach you self-reliance.

"To inure you to the disappointments of life," responded Alick oracularly.

They expect the folly of its leaders to inure to the benefit of the Whigs.

inure them to the air early and continually, and they will have less colds and snuffles than if you confined them within doors.

She found, however, that it was one to which she must inure herself.

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Word Value for inure
Scrable

5

Words with friends

7

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