Definition of endure

verb (v)

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: abide, bear, brook, digest, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
  

  Example:
  The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks.
  

  source: wordnet30
• face and withstand with courage (verb.stative)

  Synonym: brave, brave out, weather
  

  source: wordnet30
• continue to live through hardship or adversity (verb.stative)

  Synonym: go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
  

  source: wordnet30
• undergo or be subjected to (verb.perception)

  Synonym: suffer
  Antonym: enjoy
  

  source: wordnet30
• last and be usable (verb.stative)

  Synonym: hold out, wear
  

  source: wordnet30
• persist for a specified period of time (verb.stative)

  Synonym: last
  

  source: wordnet30
• continue to exist (verb.stative)

  Synonym: die hard, persist, prevail, run
  

  Example:
  The legend of Elvis endures.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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