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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryencase
encased; encasing; encases
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to enclose in or as if in a case
Examples
- //Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
- //fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
First Known Use
1633, in the meaning defined aboveencase
verb
Synonyms
- to close or shut in by or as if by barriers //fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone wallsSynonyms
endurance
Definition
- : the ability to withstand hardship or adversityespecially : the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity //a marathon runner's endurance
- : the act or an instance of enduring or suffering //endurance of many hardships
- : permanence, duration //the endurance of the play's importance
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
abidance ceaselessness continuance continuation continuity continuousness durability duration persistence subsistenceAntonyms
cessation close discontinuance discontinuity end ending expiration finish stoppage surcease terminationExamples
- //The exercise program is designed to increase both strength and endurance.
- //the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2endurance
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- uninterrupted or lasting existence //the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her deathSynonymsencaseencased; encasing; encases
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to enclose in or as if in a case
Examples- //Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
- //fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
First Known Use1633, in the meaning defined aboveencaseverbSynonyms
- to close or shut in by or as if by barriers //fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone wallsSynonyms
enduranceDefinition
- : the ability to withstand hardship or adversityespecially : the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity //a marathon runner's endurance
- : the act or an instance of enduring or suffering //endurance of many hardships
- : permanence, duration //the endurance of the play's importance
Synonyms & AntonymsSynonymsabidance ceaselessness continuance continuation continuity continuousness durability duration persistence subsistenceAntonymscessation close discontinuance discontinuity end ending expiration finish stoppage surcease terminationExamples- //The exercise program is designed to increase both strength and endurance.
- //the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death
First Known Use15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2endurancenounSynonyms & Antonyms
- uninterrupted or lasting existence //the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death