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en·dure \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 |