DURE


Meaning of DURE in English

I. ˈd(y)u̇(ə)r verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English duren, from Old French durer, from Latin durare to last, endure, probably from durare to harden, from durus hard

intransitive verb

archaic : endure

transitive verb

obsolete : sustain , endure

II. adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dur, from Latin durus hard, rough; perhaps akin to Sanskrit dāruṇa hard, rough, dāru wood — more at tree

archaic : hard , severe

the winter is severe, and life is dure , and rude — W.H.Russell

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