endure

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endure enduring

Main Entry: en·dure
Pronunciation: in-'dur, -'dyur, en-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): en·dured; en·dur·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French endurer, from Vulgar Latin *indurare, from Latin, to harden, from in- + durare to harden, endure -- more at DURING
transitive verb
1 : to undergo (as a hardship) especially without giving in : SUFFER <endured great pain>
2 : to regard with acceptance or tolerance <could not endure noisy children>
intransitive verb
1 : to continue in the same state : LAST <the style endured for centuries>
2 : to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding <though it is difficult, we must endure>
synonym see BEAR, CONTINUE