Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: enure
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.

Transitive verb

verb

To take effect, to be operative; used with to.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"All our striving enures to our own spiritual benefit."
"The position of the individual as a subject of international law has often been obscured by the failure to observe the distinction between the recognition, in an international instrument of rights enuring to the benefit of the individual and the enforceability of these rights at his instance."

Etymology

From en- + ure. Variant form of inure.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Usage

Inflected Forms

enures (present, singular) enuring (participle, present) enured (participle, past) enured (past)

Derived Forms

enurement

Questions

What does enure mean?: To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.
Where does enure come from?: From en- + ure. Variant form of inure.

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