endure

en-dure · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To suffer through something painful or difficult without giving in.

  2. 2.

    To remain in existence; to last over time.

  3. 3.

    To tolerate or put up with someone or something unpleasant.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    endure to the end — persist until completion
  • •
    hard to endure — difficult to bear or tolerate

Related words

Antonyms: succumb, surrender, yield
See also: endurance, endured, enduring
Synonyms: bear, survive, tolerate, withstand

Etymology

From Old French endurer, from Latin indurare ("to make hard, harden"), from in- ("in") + durare ("to last, harden"), from durus ("hard").