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Enure vs. Inure
Enure
Examples:
Daily exercises will enure you to the rigors of hiking.His training will enure him to adverse weather conditions.The long hours enured her to the demands of the new job.
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Inure
/ɪˈnjʊə/Examples:
Years in the wilderness inured him to hardship.The soldiers were inured to the harsh desert conditions.Her job had inured her to long working hours.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Both inure and enure have similar meanings related to becoming accustomed to something, often something unpleasant. In American English, inure is commonly used, while enure is more traditional or British English.
- Remember that inure starts with in, which might help you recall its American usage, as in inside America.
- Enure with an e is less commonly used, especially in modern English, so think of it as an extra or elegant version for traditional contexts.
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