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en·dure
 endure
- pronunciation:
- ihn
dur
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
endured, endures, enduring |
| definition 1: |
to bear up under or function in spite of.
Somehow we endured the desert heat.Those prisoners who were unable to endure the punishments perished.- synonyms:
- survive, weather, withstand
- antonyms:
- succumb
- similar words:
- bear, brave, live, outlast, outlive, stand, suffer, sustain, take, undergo
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| definition 2: |
to put up with or tolerate.
He endured her criticism for years.- synonyms:
- abide, bear, brook, take, tolerate, withstand
- similar words:
- deal with, handle, stand, stomach, suffer, weather
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| related words: |
accept, brook, eat, experience, last, make allowance for, receive, ride out, survive, withstand |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to exist through time; last.
A star endures for billions of years.- synonyms:
- continue, last, persist, survive
- antonyms:
- die, perish, vanish
- similar words:
- abide, exist, linger, live, obtain, prevail, remain, take
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| definition 2: |
to bear up under adversity, or to function in spite of it.
The peasants suffered, but they endured.- synonyms:
- persevere, withstand
- antonyms:
- collapse, fade, wither
- similar words:
- obtain, persist, prevail
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| related words: |
continue, exist, last, push, rule, stand, stay, stretch, wear |
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