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Endure Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Endure? [v] put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat" [v] undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [v] continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [v] continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [v] be long; in time [v] last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [v] face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Endure: abide \| bear \| brave \| brave out \| brook \| die hard \| go \| hold out \| hold up \| last \| live \| live on \| persist \| prevail \| put up \| run \| stand \| stomach \| suffer \| suffer \| support \| survive \| tolerate \| weather Related Terms \| Find terms related to Endure: abide \| abide with \| abiding \| advance \| afford \| allow for \| be exposed to \| be proof against \| be spared \| be subjected to \| be tough \| bear \| bear up \| bear up against \| bear with \| bide \| blink at \| brave \| brook \| carry on \| carry through \| cease not \| cheat death \| condone \| connive at \| continue \| continue to be \| continue to exist \| continuing \| countenance \| defeat time \| defy \| defy time \| disregard \| diuturnal \| drag on \| durable \| dwell \| elapse \| encounter \| enduring \| exist \| experience \| expire \| extend \| face \| feel \| firm \| flit \| flow \| flow on \| fly \| glide \| go \| go along \| go by \| go on \| go through \| hang in \| hang in there \| hang on \| hang tough \| harden \| have \| hear of \| hold \| hold on \| hold out \| hold out against \| hold steady \| hold up \| ignore \| indulge \| inveterate \| jog on \| keep \| keep alive \| keep at \| keep at it \| keep driving \| keep going \| keep on \| keep trying \| keep up \| know \| labor under \| lapse \| last \| last long \| last out \| leave unavenged \| let it go \| lifelong \| linger \| live \| live on \| live through \| long-lasting \| long-lived \| lump \| lump it \| maintain \| make allowances for \| meet \| meet up with \| meet with \| never cease \| never-failing \| not accept compromise \| old \| overlook \| pass \| pass by \| pass over \| pass through \| pay \| perdurable \| perdure \| perduring \| perennate \| perennial \| permanent \| persevere \| persist \| pocket \| pocket the affront \| press on \| prevail \| proceed \| put up with \| rebuff \| regard with indulgence \| remain \| repel \| repulse \| resist \| resolute \| roll on \| run \| run its course \| run on \| run out \| run up against \| slide \| slip \| slog on \| solid \| sound \| spare \| spare the price \| spend \| stable \| stagger on \| stand \| stand for \| stand under \| stand up \| staunch \| stay \| stay on \| steadfast \| steady \| stick \| stiffen \| stomach \| strengthen \| sturdy \| submit to \| subsist \| substantial \| suffer \| support \| support life \| survive \| sustain \| swallow \| take \| take it \| take up with \| tarry \| taste \| temper \| tide over \| tolerate \| toughen \| undergo \| unfaltering \| unqualified \| unquestioning \| wear \| wear well \| weather \| well afford \| wholehearted \| wink at \| withstand See Also \| accept \| allow \| be \| bear up \| carry over \| continue \| countenance \| defy \| die \| drag on \| drag out \| endure \| experience \| go through \| hold \| hold still for \| hold water \| let \| live out \| live with \| measure \| pay \| perennate \| permit \| reverberate \| run for \| see \| sit out \| stand for \| stand up \| submit \| swallow \| take \| take a joke \| take lying down \| tolerate \| undergo \| undergo \| wear \| withstand Endure In Webster's Dictionary \Endure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enduring}.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See {Dure}, v. i., and cf. {Indurate}.] 1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. Their verdure still endure. --Shak. He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. --Job viii. 15. 2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek. xxii. 14. \Endure"\, v. t. 1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather. Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As might the strokes of two such arms endure. --Dryden. 2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate. I will no longer endure it. --Shak. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake. --2 Tim. ii. 10. How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? --Esther viii. 6. 3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.] Manly limbs endured with little ease. --Spenser. Syn: To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer.

Endure Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Endure?

[v] put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"
[v] undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
[v] continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
[v] continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
[v] be long; in time
[v] last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
[v] face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

Endure In Webster's Dictionary

\En*dure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Enduring}.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to
last. See {Dure}, v. i., and cf. {Indurate}.]
1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last;
   to remain.

         Their verdure still endure.           --Shak.

         He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not
         endure.                               --Job viii.
                                               15.

2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer
   patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity;
   to hold out.

         Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong
         in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek.
                                               xxii. 14.


\En*dure"\, v. t.
1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support
   without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain
   degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and
   weather.

         Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As
         might the strokes of two such arms endure. --Dryden.

2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or
   without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear
   up under; to put up with; to tolerate.

         I will no longer endure it.           --Shak.

         Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake.
                                               --2 Tim. ii.
                                               10.

         How can I endure to see the evil that shall come
         unto my people?                       --Esther viii.
                                               6.

3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.]

         Manly limbs endured with little ease. --Spenser.

Syn: To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to;
     suffer.

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