ɪˈnjʊə ɪˈnjʊɹ ˈtɛmpə ˈtɛmpɚ cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate He was inured to the cold make healthy This trip will season even the hardiest traveller harden by reheating and cooling in oil temper steel become hard or harder The wax hardened make hard or harder The cold hardened the butter