1. (transitive) To use or accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to habituate; to practice habitually.
2. (intransitive) To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs.
The endless ululations of alarms in big cities fray people's nerves, inure them to noise and, on a deeper level, undermine their civic morale, their subliminal expectations.
--"The Thing That Screams Wolf," Time, June 24, 1991
Still, the poll suggests that Americans are becoming somewhat inured to terrorist attacks, or do not see such incidents as a threat to them individually.
--"Terrorism Fears Fuel Support for Limits on Liberty," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1996
Even frequent fliers, who should be inured to the indignities of travel, dream of bailing out.
--"Tales from the Sardine Run Crowded Skies," Newsweek, (U.S. Edition), April 27, 1998
2. (intransitive) To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs.
The endless ululations of alarms in big cities fray people's nerves, inure them to noise and, on a deeper level, undermine their civic morale, their subliminal expectations.
--"The Thing That Screams Wolf," Time, June 24, 1991
Still, the poll suggests that Americans are becoming somewhat inured to terrorist attacks, or do not see such incidents as a threat to them individually.
--"Terrorism Fears Fuel Support for Limits on Liberty," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1996
Even frequent fliers, who should be inured to the indignities of travel, dream of bailing out.
--"Tales from the Sardine Run Crowded Skies," Newsweek, (U.S. Edition), April 27, 1998