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Immure vs. Inure
Immure
/ɪˈmjʊə/Examples:
The prisoner was immured within the stone walls.She felt immured by the constraints of her strict upbringing.They immured the relics beneath the ancient temple.
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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:
- Immure has the sense of being enclosed or confined within walls, much like being in a mural, a wall or painting. Remember mural to recall immure.
- Inure refers to becoming accustomed to something, often something negative, like building endurance over time. Connect the sound of inure with endure.
- Both words start with i but immure ends with mure, suggesting being wrapped around with murers, the old French for wall, whereas inure suggests enduring.
- If youre immured, youre trapped, think of a mural that keeps you in place. Inure doesn’t involve physical barriers but mental adaptation.
- Immure involves physical walls or restrictions, while inure involves mental or emotional conditioning.
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