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Endure \En*dure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Enduring}.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) durer to
last. See {Dure}, v. i., and cf. {Indurate}.]
1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last;
to remain.
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Their verdure still endure. --Shak.
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He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not
endure. --Job viii.
15.
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2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer
patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity;
to hold out.
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Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong
in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek.
xxii. 14.
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Endure \En*dure"\, v. t.
1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support
without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain
degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and
weather.
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Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,
As might the strokes of two such arms endure.
--Dryden.
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2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or
without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear
up under; to put up with; to tolerate.
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I will no longer endure it. --Shak.
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Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake.
--2 Tim. ii.
10.
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How can I endure to see the evil that shall come
unto my people? --Esther viii.
6.
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3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.]
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Manly limbs endured with little ease. --Spenser.

Syn: To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to;
suffer.
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