5. endure to support adverse force or influence; suffer without yielding.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < AF, OF endurer < L indūrāre to harden, make lasting =in-in -2+dūrāre to last, be or become hard, der. of dūrus hard)
Definition of 'Endure'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up 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"
2. (verb)weather, endure, brave, brave out face and withstand with courage "She braved the elements"
3. (verb)survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out 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?"
4. (verb)suffer, endure undergo or be subjected to "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
5. (verb)wear, hold out, endure last and be usable "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
6. (verb)last, endure persist for a specified period of time "The bad weather lasted for three days"
7. (verb)prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure continue to exist "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
1. (verb)Endure to continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain
2. (verb)Endure to remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out
3. (verb)Endure 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
4. (verb)Endure 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
5. (verb)Endure to harden; to toughen; to makehardy