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Inure vs. Enure
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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Enure
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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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Ways to tell them apart:
- Inure and enure are different spellings of the same word depending on the region.
- Inure is more commonly used in American English, while enure is favored in British English.
- Think of inure with an I as being In America, and enure with an E as Being England.
- Both mean to become accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant.
- The pronunciation is the same for both terms, making them interchangeable in conversation.
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