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   In·ure

   /iˈno͝or/

   

   verb

   • 1. accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant: "these children have been inured to violence"
   • 2. come into operation; take effect: "a release given to one of two joint contractors inures to the benefit of both"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishinure, enure, from an Anglo-Norman French phrase meaning ‘in use or practice’, from en ‘in’ + Old French euvre ‘work’ (from Latin opera).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inurement noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • I

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   • N

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

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