[ ɪn'djʊə , ɛn- , -'djɔ: ]
■ verb
1》 suffer (something painful and prolonged) patiently.
↘tolerate.
2》 remain in existence.
Derivatives
endurable adjective
endurance noun
enduring adjective
enduringly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r , from L. indurare 'harden'.