[en.dure] vb en.dured ; en.dur.ing [ME, fr. MF endurer, fr. (assumed) VL indurare, fr. L, to harden, fr. in- + durare to harden, endure--more at during] vt (14c) 1: to undergo (as a hardship) esp. without giving in: suffer
2: to regard with acceptance or tolerance "could not ~ noisy children" ~ vi 1: to continue in the same state: last
2: to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding syn see bear, continue