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.

Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As might the strokes of two such arms endure. Dryden.

2Sense 2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or sinking under the pressure; to bear up under.

Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes. 2 Tim. ii. 10.

Synonyms—To last; remain; continue; abide; bear; brook; submit.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. ENDURED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENDURING.] [Fr. endurer, Pr., Sp., & O. Pg. endurar, from Lat. prefix in and durare, to harden, to persist, to hold out, to last, from durus, hard.] 1. To remain firm and abiding; to continue in the same state without perishing; to abide; to last. He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job viii. 15. 2. To remain firm under trial; to sustain suffering with self-command; to suffer without resistance, or without yielding. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? Ezek. xxii. 14.