1. Inured

    in⋅ure   [in-yoor, i-noor] –verb (used with object) 1.to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually fol. by to): inured to cold. –verb (used without object) 2.to come into use; take or have effect. 3.to become beneficial or advantageous. Also, enure.

    Origin: 1480–90; v. use of phrase in ure, en ure in use, customary < AF en ure in use, at work, equiv. to en in + ure < L opera, pl. of opus work; cf. F oeuvre

    Man, the Word of the Day sure had me pegged yesterday.

     
     
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