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The Meaning of endure

  • (v. i.) To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.
  • (v. i.) To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
  • (v. t.) 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.
  • (v. t.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.

Synonyms

digest , stick out , stomach , bear , stand , tolerate , support , brook , abide , suffer , put up , weather , brave , brave out , survive , last , live , live on , go , hold up , hold out , suffer , wear , hold out , last , prevail , persist , die hard , run

Antonyms

enjoy

Rhymes

allure , amanpour , assure , badour , baldur , beladur , bijur , bloor , bonjour , boor , brochure , buhr , contour , couture , cure , demure , detour , duerr , dufour , ensure , entrepreneur , epicure , fluhr , foor , fuhr , gilmour , gloor , gochnour , immature , impure , insure , inure , jabbour , jure , lacour , lancour , latour , lesure , lumpur , lure , manure , mature , miniature , moor , moore , muhr , muir , murre , obscure , observateur , pimplapure , premature , procure , pure , reassure , rednour , reinsure , ruhr , schnoor , secure , segur , spoor , stamour , stuhr , suhr , suhre , suire , sure , tour , ture , uhr , unsure , your