inure

Verb

Verb Forms: inured, inuring, inures

• To accustom someone to something undesirable by prolonged exposure.
• cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
  • "He was inured to the cold"
• To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
• To take effect, to be operative.
• To commit.

Examples

• Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across the neighbor's property to get to the water. That right of way is said, cryptically, "to inure to the benefit of Jim".
• Seasoned Scrabble players INURE themselves to bad tile draws, maintaining composure.

Synonyms

harden, indurate, habituate, toughen