Enure
/ɪˈnjʊər/noun
To accustom or habituate; also, in legal use, to put into effect or make operational.
Did you know?Enure is historically tied to the same root as *new* and *renew*, because in Old French it meant to make something new again by bringing it into use.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*newo-
“new”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*newjaz
“new, fresh”
Old English
OE
neowe
“new”
Old French
OF
enurer
“to accustom, train, or use”
Middle English
ME
enuren
“to accustom, habituate”
Modern English
English
enure
“to accustom or habituate; to take legal effect”