ENDURE


Meaning of ENDURE in English

ə̇nˈd(y)u̇(ə)r, en-, -u̇ə verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English enduren, from Middle French endurer, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin & Latin; (assumed) Vulgar Latin indurare to last, continue, from Latin indurare to harden, from in + durare to harden, from durus hard — more at dure

intransitive verb

1. : to continue in essentially the same state : last

laws that have endured for centuries

2. : to attain to or retain position or stature : maintain permanent recognition

the question of why one novel endures and another does not

3.

a. : to remain firm under adversity : bear up (as under tribulation) without yielding

enduring despite criticism

b. : to continue to act or function especially under adverse conditions

endure to the bitter end

transitive verb

1. obsolete : to make hard, callous, or tough : strengthen

2. : to undergo (as a hardship or difficulty) especially without faltering, giving in, or breaking : suffer

endure tension

we must try to endure all this in the fashion of philosophers — Louis Bromfield

3. : to be compatible with : allow , permit

a poem that will not endure a facile interpretation

4.

a. : to allow to stand : countenance , tolerate — often used with a negative

a century ago hospitals were charnel houses, presenting a spectacle no one could endure today — Saturday Review

b. : to face with equanimity or tolerance : put up with — often used with a negative

unable to endure jazz

Synonyms: see bear , continue

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