Endure

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: en=dure

CIDE DICTIONARY

Endure, v. i. [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate.].

•  To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.  [1913 Webster]

  "Their verdure still endure."  [1913 Webster]

  "He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure."  [1913 Webster]
•  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?"  [1913 Webster]

Endure, 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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,
  As might the strokes of two such arms endure."  [1913 Webster]
•  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."  [1913 Webster]

  "Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake."  [1913 Webster]

  "How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people?"  [1913 Webster]
•  To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.  [1913 Webster]

  "Manly limbs endured with little ease."

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Endure, v.
1 tr. undergo (a difficulty, hardship, etc.).
2 tr. a tolerate (a person) (cannot endure him). b (esp. with neg.; foll. by to + infin.) bear.
3 intr. remain in existence; last.
4 tr. submit to.

Derivative

endurable adj. endurability n. enduringly adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF endurer f. L indurare harden (as IN-(2), durus hard)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

Endure

Existence

VB exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

Diuturnity

VB last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years, tarry, drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain, protract, prolong, spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out, temporize, gain time, make time, talk against time, outlast, outlive, survive, live to fight again.

Permanence

VB let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet (copy editing) hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good.

Eventuality

VB happen, occur, take place, take effect, come, become of, come off, comeabout, come round, come into existence, come forth, come to pass, come on, pass, present itself, fall, fall out, turn out, run, be on foot, fall in, befall, betide, bechance, prove, eventuate, draw on, turn up, crop up, spring up, pop up, arise, show up, show its face, appear, come forth, cast up, supervene, survene, issue, arrive, ensue, arise, start, hold, take its course, pass off, meet with, experience, enjoy, encounter, undergo, suffer, pass through, go through, be subjected to, be exposed to, fall to the lot of, be one's chance, be one's fortune, be one's lot, find, endure.

Feeling

VB feel, receive an impression, be impressed with, entertain feeling, harbor feeling, cherish feeling, respond, catch the flame, catch the infection, enter the spirit of, bear, suffer, support, sustain, endure, thole, aby, abide, experience, taste, prove, labor under, smart under, bear the brunt of, brave, stand, swell, glow, warm, flush, blush, change color, mantle, turn color, turn pale, turn red, turn black in the face, tingle, thrill, heave, pant, throb, palpitate, go pitapat, tremble, quiver, flutter, twitter, shake, be agitated, be excited, look blue, look black, wince, draw a deep breath, impress.

Inexcitability

VB be composed, laisser faire, laisser aller, take things easily, take things as they come, take it easy, rub on, live and let live, take easily, take cooly, take in good part, aequam servare mentem, bear the brunt, bear well, go through, support, endure, brave, disregard, tolerate, suffer, stand, bide, abide, aby, bear with, put up with, take up with, abide with, acquiesce, submit, submit with a good grace, resign oneself to, reconcile oneself to, brook, digest, eat, swallow, pocket, stomach, make light of, make the best of, make 'a virtue of necessity', put a good face on, keep one's countenance, check, check oneself, compose, appease (moderate), propitiate, repress, render insensible, overcome one's excitability, allay one's excitability, repress one's excitability, master one's feelings, make oneself easy, make one's mind easy, set one's mind at ease, set one's mind at rest, calm down, cool down, gentle, thaw, grow cool, be borne, be endured, go down.