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ure

The English word “ure” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Use, practise, exercise.
  2. Synonym of aurochs.

verb

  1. To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice.

Etymology

From Middle English ure, from Anglo-Norman *ure, Old French uevre (modern French œuvre), from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of oeuvre, opera, and opus.

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