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enuring

enuring is the present participle and gerund 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 enuring

What is enuring the present participle and gerund of?
Enuring is the present participle and gerund of enure.

Words near enuring in the dictionary

  1. enures
  2. enureses
  3. enuresis
  4. enuretic
  5. enuretics
  6. enuring
  7. enurn
  8. enurned
  9. enurney
  10. enurning
  11. enurns

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