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I've seen it in the accustom sense. Usually in the phrase "become inured to …" Usually it has more of a "deadening" connotation. To grow accustomed to something might mean that you've grown to like it or feel comfortable with it, but "inured" more means that it doesn't bother you so much any more.
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