Inure: meaning, definitions and examples

become accustomed

To inure means to accustom someone to something, typically something unpleasant. This could involve training or habituating oneself to difficult conditions. The term suggests a process of becoming resilient or hardened over time due to exposure to repeated hardship or challenge. In legal contexts, it may refer to the application of a law becoming established through consistent application.

accustom, condition, familiarize, harden, toughen.

Examples of usage

• He was inured to the harsh winters of the North.

• After years of tough training, she became inured to physical pain.

• They inured the troops to the sounds of battle.

• The child was inured to the noise of the city life.

• She had inured herself to rejection.