"enure" meaning in English

See enure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: enures [present, singular, third-person], enuring [participle, present], enured [participle, past], enured [past]
Etymology: From en- + ure. Variant form of inure. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|ure}} en- + ure Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-enure-en-verb-UBmCfQJY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. (intransitive, chiefly law) To take effect, to be operative; used with to. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-enure-en-verb-gAwJ3SKo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 38 62 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enurement

Inflected forms

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