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nation

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

' aria-label='sense 1'> to continue in the same state last entry 1 //the style endured for centuries

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

transitive verb

to undergo especially without giving in suffer //endure hardships //endured great pain

to regard with acceptance or tolerance //could not endure noisy children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

experience feel have know pass see suffer sustain taste undergo witness

Examples

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology

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

endure

verb

Synonyms

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it //an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life
Synonyms

experience feel have know pass see suffer sustain taste undergo witness
Related Words

encounter meet
accept receive
assimilate digest
Synonymous Phrases

go through
to put up with (something painful or difficult) //at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet
Synonyms

abide absorb accept bear bide [chiefly dialect] brook countenance go hack handle meet pocket stand stick out stomach support sustain sweat out take tolerate wear [British]
Related Words

allow permit suffer swallow
reconcile (to)
acquiesce agree (with or to) assent (to) capitulate consent (to) respect submit (to) yield (to)
Synonymous Phrases

live with lump (it) stand for tough it out
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)
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state //the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure
Synonyms

abide bide continue hold on hold up keep up last perdure persist ' aria-label='sense 1'> to continue in the same state last entry 1 //the style endured for centuries
to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding //though it is difficult, we must endure
transitive verb
to undergo especially without giving in suffer //endure hardships //endured great pain
to regard with acceptance or tolerance //could not endure noisy children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

experience feel have know pass see suffer sustain taste undergo witness

Examples

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology

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

endure

verb

Synonyms

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it //an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life
Synonyms

experience feel have know pass see suffer sustain taste undergo witness
Related Words

encounter meet
accept receive
assimilate digest
Synonymous Phrases

go through
to put up with (something painful or difficult) //at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet
Synonyms

abide absorb accept bear bide [chiefly dialect] brook countenance go hack handle meet pocket stand stick out stomach support sustain sweat out take tolerate wear [British]
Related Words

allow permit suffer swallow
reconcile (to)
acquiesce agree (with or to) assent (to) capitulate consent (to) respect submit (to) yield (to)
Synonymous Phrases

live with lump (it) stand for tough it out
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)
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state //the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure
Synonyms

abide bide continue hold on hold up keep up last perdure persist