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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:
- Both inure and enure mean to become accustomed to something, often unpleasant, but inure is more commonly used in American English while enure is preferred in British English.
- You can remember inure with the I, as in "I will get used to it," emphasizing personal adaptation.
- Enure with an E can be thought of in terms of the word enable, which is also a British English preference.
- Although their meanings are similar, inure can also imply a legal term, gaining a benefit or a right.
- When seeing inure, think of inner resilience, again linking to personal strength.
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