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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
endure /ɪnˈdjʊə, ɛn-, -ˈdjɔː/
▶verb
  • 1 suffer (something painful and prolonged) patiently.

    ■ tolerate.

  • 2 remain in existence.
– derivatives
endurable adjective,
endurance noun,
enduring adjective,
enduringly adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. endurer, from L. indurare ‘harden’.



'endure' also found in these Oxford entries:
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"Would that he had been able to endure prosperity with greater self-control and adversity with more fortitude!"
Accept / endure / tolerate
bear and endure
Bear up, endure, hold on, stand, stand on, hang on, resist
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endure the inevitable anxiety
endure to do VS endure doing
endure vs undergo
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Have To Endure It
last vs endure
suffer/endure.

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