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Webster 1913 Edition


Endure

En-dure′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Endured
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Enduring
.]
[F.
endurer
; pref.
en-
(L.
in
) +
durer
to last. See
Dure
,
Verb.
I.
, and cf.
Indurate
.]
1.
To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.
Their verdure still
endure
.
Shakespeare
He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not
endure
.
Job viii. 15.
2.
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
Can thine heart
endure
, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee?
Ezek. xxii. 14.

En-dure′

,
Verb.
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; to
endure
wind and weather.
Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,
As might the strokes of two such arms
endure
.
Dryden.
2.
To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate.
I will no longer
endure
it.
Shakespeare
Therefore I
endure
all things for the elect’s sake.
2 Tim. ii. 10.
How can I
endure
to see the evil that shall come unto my people?
Esther viii. 6.
3.
To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.
[Obs.]
Syn. – To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Endure

ENDU'RE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. durus, duro.]
1.
To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.
The Lord shall endure forever. Ps.9.
He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job.8.
2.
To bear; to brook; to suffer without resistance, or without yielding.
How can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? Esther 8.
Can thy heart endure, or thy hands be strong? Ezek. 22.

ENDU'RE

,
Verb.
T.
To bear; to sustain; to support without breaking or yielding to force or pressure. 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.
1.
To bear with patience; to bear without opposition or sinking under the pressure.
Therefore, I endure all things for the elect's sake. 2 Tim 2.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons. Heb.12.
2.
To undergo; to sustain.
I wish to die, yet dare not death endure.
3.
To continue in. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


enduré

enduré

See also: endure

French

Verb

enduré m (feminine singular endurée, masculine plural endurés, feminine plural endurées)

  1. past participle of endurer

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