verb
- to accustom someone to something unpleasant or difficult so that they become less affected by it
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘inure’
Examples
- The harsh training inures soldiers to the rigors of combat.
- Years of criticism inures her to negative comments.
- Living in the city inures people to constant noise.
- The cold weather inures children to winter conditions.
- Regular exercise inures the body to physical stress.
- Working long hours inures employees to fatigue.