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Definition of Endure
1. Verb. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. "Sam cannot endure Sue "; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Exact synonyms: Abide, Bear, Brook, Digest, Put Up, Stand, Stick Out, Stomach, Suffer, Support, Tolerate
Specialized synonyms: Accept, Live With, Swallow, Hold Still For, Stand For, Bear Up, Take Lying Down, Take A Joke, Sit Out, Pay
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Related verbs: Suffer
Derivative terms: Abidance, Bearable, Endurance, Sufferance, Tolerance, Tolerant, Tolerant, Toleration
Specialized synonyms: Accept, Live With, Swallow, Hold Still For, Stand For, Bear Up, Take Lying Down, Take A Joke, Sit Out, Pay
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Related verbs: Suffer
Derivative terms: Abidance, Bearable, Endurance, Sufferance, Tolerance, Tolerant, Tolerant, Toleration
2. Verb. Face and withstand with courage. "She braved the elements"
Exact synonyms: Brave, Brave Out, Weather
Generic synonyms: Defy, Hold, Hold Up, Withstand
Derivative terms: Brave
Generic synonyms: Defy, Hold, Hold Up, Withstand
Derivative terms: Brave
3. Verb. Continue to live through hardship or adversity. "The business is going to endure "; "How long can a person last without food and water?"
Exact synonyms: Go, Hold Out, Hold Up, Last, Live, Live On, Survive
Entails: Be, Live
Related verbs: Be, Live, Exist, Live, Subsist, Survive
Specialized synonyms: Hold Up, Hold Water, Stand Up, Perennate, Live Out
Derivative terms: Endurance, Survival
Entails: Be, Live
Related verbs: Be, Live, Exist, Live, Subsist, Survive
Specialized synonyms: Hold Up, Hold Water, Stand Up, Perennate, Live Out
Derivative terms: Endurance, Survival
4. Verb. Undergo or be subjected to. "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
Exact synonyms: Suffer
Specialized synonyms: Tolerate, Die
Generic synonyms: Experience, Go Through, See
Antonyms: Enjoy
Specialized synonyms: Tolerate, Die
Generic synonyms: Experience, Go Through, See
Antonyms: Enjoy
5. Verb. Last and be usable. "The sheets didn't endure"; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
6. Verb. Persist for a specified period of time. "The bad weather lasted for three days"
Exact synonyms: Last
Specialized synonyms: Run, Run For, Hold Out, Wear, Drag On, Drag Out
Generic synonyms: Measure
Specialized synonyms: Run, Run For, Hold Out, Wear, Drag On, Drag Out
Generic synonyms: Measure
7. Verb. Continue to exist. "The legend of Elvis endures"
Exact synonyms: Die Hard, Persist, Prevail, Run
Generic synonyms: Continue
Specialized synonyms: Carry Over, Reverberate
Related verbs: Run
Derivative terms: Diehard, Persistent, Prevalence, Prevalent
Generic synonyms: Continue
Specialized synonyms: Carry Over, Reverberate
Related verbs: Run
Derivative terms: Diehard, Persistent, Prevalence, Prevalent
Definition of Endure
1. v. i. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.
2. 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.
Definition of Endure
1. to last [v -DURED, -DURING, -DURES] - See also: last
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endure
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