inured

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Having become accustomed to or hardened by experience, especially adversity.

  - "After years of living in poverty, the family was inured to hardships."
  - "The soldier was inured to the sound of gunfire."
  - "The victim's family was inured to the sight of dead bodies."

• adjective

  2. (Law) Having suffered or undergone (a penalty, punishment, or loss) so as to be free from the effects.

  - "The defendant was inured to the damages claimed by the plaintiff."
  - "The debtor was inured to the judgment against him."
  - "The insured was inured to the loss of his property."

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Synonyms

habituate , harden , toughen

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inured
ensured , endured , adured , perured

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Variants

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enure , enured , enurement , enurements , enures , enuring , inure , inured , inurement , inurements , inures , inuring

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'enurer,' meaning 'to anoint, to rub,' from the Latin word 'unire,' meaning 'to unite.' The modern English meaning of 'inured' evolved from the idea of being 'hardened' or 'united' to something through repeated exposure.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'inured' is derived from the Latin word 'unire,' which means 'to unite.'

2. In the legal context, a person can be 'inured to damages' if they have suffered them repeatedly and no longer feel the effects.

3. The term 'inured' is sometimes used in sports to describe athletes who have become accustomed to the rigors of their sport and are less affected by injuries.

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Related Concepts

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1. Adaptation: The process by which an organism or system becomes adjusted to its environment.

2. Hardening: The process of making something stronger or more resilient, often through exposure to harsh conditions.

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Culture

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The term 'inured' has been used extensively in literature and art to describe characters who have been hardened by their experiences. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' the protagonist Raskolnikov is described as being 'inured to crime' as he commits a series of increasingly heinous acts.

How to Memorize "inured"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or object repeatedly exposed to a harsh environment, becoming stronger and more resilient over time.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inured' with the idea of being 'hardened' or 'accustomed' to something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'I' in 'inured' stands for 'Immune' or 'Indifferent,' emphasizing the idea of being 'hardened' or 'accustomed' to something.

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