Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To toughen by practice; to train; to discipline; to habituate till use gives little pain\; to harden; to habituate; to practice habitually.2. (v. i.) To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the heirs. Thesaurus acclimate acclimatize accommodate accustom adapt adjust break break in brutalize callous case harden condition confirm discipline domesticate domesticize establish familiarize fix gentle habituate harden housebreak indurate naturalize orient orientate ossify season steel tame train use wont |