verb. get used to something difficult or unpleasant
"Americans may feel federal taxes are less burdensome because they simply inured to the burden."
"The mood in Athens appeared rather calm on Friday, perhaps because Greeks are inured to dramatic warnings after five years of financial crisis."
"After spending an hour in his brother's room, he stopped noticing the stinky-sock smell, because he had become inured to the odor."
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