endure

en·dure

verb \in-ˈdu̇r, -ˈdyu̇r, en-\

en·dureden·dur·ing

Definition of ENDURE

transitive verb

1

: to undergo (as a hardship) especially without giving in : suffer <endured great pain>

2

: to regard with acceptance or tolerance <could not endure noisy children>

intransitive verb

1

: to continue in the same state : last <the style endured for centuries>

2

: to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding <though it is difficult, we must endure>

Examples of ENDURE

1. She wants to make sure her legacy will endure.
2. He endured five years as a prisoner of war.
3. We endured the lecture for as long as we could.

Origin of ENDURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French endurer, from Vulgar Latin *indurare, from Latin, to harden, from in- + durare to harden, endure — more at during

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ENDURE

Synonyms

experience, feel, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness

Antonyms

cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up

Related Words

encounter, meet; accept, receive; assimilate, digest

Near Antonyms

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

See Synonym Discussion at bear, continue

Rhymes with ENDURE

abjure, adjure, Adour, allure, amour, Ashur, assure, brochure, ceinture, cocksure, coiffure, conjure, contour, couture, demure, detour, dirt-poor, ensure, faubourg, for sure, Fraktur, grandeur, gravure, guipure, hachure, immure, impure, insure, inure, kultur, land-poor, langur, ligure, manure, mature, mohur, obscure, parure, perdure, procure, rondure, secure, siddur, tambour, tandoor, tenure, Uighur, unmoor, velour, velure