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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Their verdure still endure. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. --Job viii. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. [1913 Webster] Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek. xxii. 14. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As might the strokes of two such arms endure. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] I will no longer endure it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake. --2 Tim. ii. 10. [1913 Webster] How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? --Esther viii. 6. [1913 Webster] 3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Manly limbs endured with little ease. --Spenser. Syn: To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}] 2: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: {weather}, {endure}, {brave}, {brave out}] 3: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}, {endure}] [ant: {enjoy}] 5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}, {endure}] 6: persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: {last}, {endure}] 7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {run}, {endure}]