endure

[En*dureĀ·]

To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.

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To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.

Verb
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"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

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undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

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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"

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continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

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persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

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last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

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face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"


v. i.
To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.

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

v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.


Endure

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.
He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure.
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?

Endure

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.
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.
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake.
How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people?
3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.]
Manly limbs endured with little ease.
Syn. -- To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer.

To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.

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.

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Usage Examples

A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.

Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

Bulls can do nothing to demand justice. They can only defend themselves as best they can in a fight with a pre-determined ending and die never knowing why they were forced to endure such a painful and prolonged death. It's up to us, as a civilized society, to call for an end to the Running of the Bulls and bullfighting.

A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure.

Competition got me off the farm and trained me to seek out challenges and to endure setbacks and in combination with my faith, it sustains me now in my fight with Alzheimer's disease.

Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure.

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Other Usage Examples

By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.

After spending time with the rescued turkeys at Farm Sanctuary's shelter and seeing how similar they are to my furry companion animals at home, I knew I needed to do everything in my power to protect these friendly and curious birds from the daily pain and suffering they endure on factory farms.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, I can partly soften or subdue my other passions and resist or endure those of others.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

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