Both Uses of
inure
in
Dracula
- Then you want me not to let some previous conviction inure the receptivity of my mind with regard to some strange matter.
p. 206.6inure = harden
- Inured as I was to sick beds and death, this suspense grew and grew upon me.
p. 295.8 *inured = desensitized
Definition:
desensitize or harden (cause to stop being troubled by something bad due to prior exposure to it)