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To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo: endure an Arctic winter.
(verb-transitive)
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To bear with tolerance: "We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences” ( Charles Seymour). See Synonyms at bear1.
(verb-transitive)
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To continue in existence; last: buildings that have endured for centuries.
(verb-intransitive)
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To suffer patiently without yielding.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.