'Endure' definitions:

Definition of 'endure'

From: WordNet
verb
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]
verb
Face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: weather, endure, brave, brave out]
verb
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]
verb
Undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: suffer, endure] [ant: enjoy]
verb
Last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: wear, hold out, endure]
verb
Persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: last, endure]
verb
Continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure]

Definition of 'Endure'

From: 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]

Definition of 'Endure'

From: 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]

Synonyms of 'endure'

From: Moby Thesaurus