Inured — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

made tough by habitual exposure; ; - Robert Lynd; - V.S.Pritchett

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnjˈʊɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnjˈʊəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnjˈʊəd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnjˈʊɹd/.

Examples

He was inured to the cold
hardened fishermen
a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indurate hardened enured harden inure

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate “He was inured to the cold”
adjective	made tough by habitual exposure; ; - Robert Lynd; - V.S.Pritchett “hardened fishermen”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verletzt

Anlass zur Annahme oder zur Verhärtung; gewöhnen

🇫🇷French

assuré

faire accepter ou s'endurcir; habituer

🇪🇸Spanish

asegurado

hacer aceptar o endurecerse; habituar

🇮🇹Italian

infortunato

causare l'accettazione o l'indurimento; abituare

🇳🇱Dutch

gehard

reden om te accepteren of er verhard voor te worden; wennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

segurado

fazer com que aceite ou endureça; habituar

🇷🇺Russian

застрахованный

заставить принять или стать ожесточенным; приучать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

त्रस्त

स्वीकार करने या कठोर होने का कारण; आदत डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

বীমাকৃত

কারণ গ্রহণ করা বা শক্ত হয়ে যাওয়া; অভ্যাস করা

🇮🇳Tamil

காயப்படுத்தப்பட்டது

ஏற்றுக்கொள்வதற்கு அல்லது கடினமாக்குவதற்கு காரணம்; பழக்கப்படுத்து

🇮🇳Marathi

विमा काढलेला

स्वीकारण्यासाठी किंवा कठोर होण्याचे कारण; सवय लावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વીમો

સ્વીકારવાનું અથવા સખત બનવાનું કારણ; ટેવ પાડવું

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറിവേൽപ്പിച്ചു

അംഗീകരിക്കാനോ കഠിനമാക്കാനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു; ശീലമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੀਮਾਯੁਕਤ

ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਆਦਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیمہ شدہ

قبول کرنے یا سخت ہونے کی وجہ؛ عادت ڈالنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

已康复的

导致接受或变得冷酷无情；习惯

🇯🇵Japanese

年老いた

受け入れたり、頑固になったりする原因となる。習慣化する

🇰🇷Korean

보험에 가입한

받아들이거나 굳어지게 만들다. 습관화하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

được bảo hiểm

nguyên nhân để chấp nhận hoặc trở nên cứng rắn; làm quen

🇹🇭Thai

ประกัน

ทำให้ยอมรับหรือแข็งกระด้าง ทำให้เคยชิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbiasa

menyebabkan untuk menerima atau menjadi keras terhadap; membiasakan

🇵🇭Filipino

nasanay

dahilan upang tanggapin o maging matigas; ugaliin

🇲🇾Malay

terbiasa

menyebabkan untuk menerima atau menjadi keras untuk; membiasakan diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معتاد

سبب للقبول أو التصلب عليه؛ تعود

🇮🇷Persian

بیمه شده است

باعث پذیرش یا سخت شدن عادت کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

yaralanmış

kabul etmeye veya sertleşmeye neden olmak; alışmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נפגע

לגרום לקבל או להתקשות; לְהַרְגִיל

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