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enured

enured is the simple past and past participle of enure.

Meaning of enure

Verb

enure (third-person singular simple present enures, present participle enuring, simple past and past participle enured)

  1. (transitive) To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.
  2. (intransitive) To take effect, to be operative; used with to.
    • All our striving enures to our own spiritual benefit.1934, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Commentary on The Holy Qur'an, note 3428 on 29:6

Questions about enured

What is enured the simple past and past participle of?
Enured is the simple past and past participle of enure.

Words near enured in the dictionary

  1. enunciatively
  2. enunciator
  3. enunciators
  4. enunciatory
  5. enure
  6. enured
  7. enurement
  8. enures
  9. enureses
  10. enuresis
  11. enuretic

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