enure
Make hardened to
Enure is a variant spelling of inure, meaning to accustom someone to something unpleasant through prolonged exposure: Years of rejection had enured her to criticism.
In legal contexts, enure (or inure) means to take effect or come into operation for someone's benefit: The rights shall enure to the benefit of the heirs.
The inure spelling is now more common in general usage.
Make accustomed through repetition
- conditionState or stipulation
- acclimateAdjust to environment
- desensitizeReduce responsiveness over time
- hardenMake or become firm
toughen · season · acclimatize · familiarize · adapt · adjust · attune · reconcile
Becoming less soft
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
stamina · steadfastness · persistence · durability · grit · hardiness · tenacity · robustness
habituate
Make accustomed through repetition
- conditionState or stipulation
- acclimateAdjust to environment
- desensitizeReduce responsiveness over time
harden · toughen · season · acclimatize · familiarize · adapt · adjust · attune · reconcile · steel
hardening
Becoming less soft
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
tolerance · stamina · steadfastness · persistence · durability · grit · hardiness · tenacity · robustness · imperviousness
vest
Sleeveless upper-body garment
convey · transfer · devolve · assign · grant · pass · succeed · inherit · bestow · confer
enuresensitize
Make more aware
sensitise · hypersensitize · soften · afflict · traumatize