Inure (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- She had become inured to the constant noise in her apartment since moving in last year.
- Years of working in customer service had inured her to the barrage of complaints she received daily.
- He was inured to the pain of his workouts by the end of the exercise program.
- Working in emergency services had inured her to the graphic scenes she witnessed on the job.
- After months of military training, the soldiers had become inured to the lack of sleep and poor living conditions.