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Endure (?), 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, 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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