Hypertext Webster Gateway: "endure"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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. --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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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. --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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

endure
v 1: 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" [syn: {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate},
{support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
2: face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn:
{weather}, {brave}, {brave out}]
3: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These
superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The
racecar driver lived through several very serious
accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go},
{hold up}, {hold out}]
4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many
saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}] [ant: {enjoy}]
5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}]
6: be long; in time [syn: {last}]
7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard" [syn: {prevail},
{persist}, {die hard}, {run}]


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