inure

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈnjʊə, ɪˈnjɔː/

verb

[with object]
  • 1 (usually be inured to) accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant: these children have been inured to violence

Derivatives

inurement

noun

Origin:

late Middle English inure, enure, from an Anglo-Norman French phrase meaning 'in use or practice', from en 'in' + Old French euvre 'work' (from Latin opera)