inure

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

Etymology

From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

harden, indurate

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