perdure
verb
per·dure (ˌ)pər-ˈdu̇r 
-ˈdyu̇r
perdured; perduring
intransitive verb
: to continue to exist : last entry 1
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Perdure may be an unfamiliar word for many of our readers, but those who suspect they see hints of its ancestry in the more familiar synonym endure are correct. Perdure was borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-French and traces back to the Latin verb perdurare, meaning "to continue." Perdurare, in turn, was formed by combining the intensifying prefix per- with the verb durare, meaning "to last." Durare is also an ancestor of the English words endure, durable, indurate, and during, among others.
Synonyms
- abide
- bide
- continue
- endure
- hold on
- hold up
- keep up
- last
- persist
- remain
- run on
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Example Sentences
in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pardurer, Latin perdurare
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
perduring 1 of 2
adjective
as in enduring
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- enduring
- abiding
- lasting
- persisting
- residual
- lingering
- running on
- holding on
- holding up
- keeping up
- continuing
- remaining
- biding
- staying
- tarrying
- surviving
- leftover
- sticking around
- carrying through
- prevailing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dying (down)
- waning
- ebbing
- subsiding
- ending
- abating
- letting up
- moderating
- dying
- passing
- concluding
- lapsing
- terminating
- closing
- winding up
- expiring
- finishing
- stopping
- desisting
- ceasing
- quitting
- leaving off
- discontinuing
perduring
2 of 2verb
as in lasting
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day Synonyms & Similar Words
- lasting
- remaining
- continuing
- enduring
- persisting
- abiding
- surviving
- lingering
- staying
- holding on
- prevailing
- running on
- keeping up
- biding
- holding up
- sticking around
- tarrying
- carrying through
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ending
- dying
- passing
- lapsing
- ceasing
- concluding
- closing
- terminating
- expiring
- discontinuing
- stopping
- finishing
- dying (down)
- desisting
- quitting
- ebbing
- waning
- leaving off
- winding up
- subsiding
- moderating
- abating
- letting up