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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

endure

SYLLABICATION:	en·dure
PRONUNCIATION:	n-dr, -dyr
VERB:	Inflected forms: en·dured, en·dur·ing, en·dures
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo: endure an Arctic winter. 2. To bear with tolerance: “We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences” (Charles Seymour). See synonyms at bear¹.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To continue in existence; last: buildings that have endured for centuries. 2. To suffer patiently without yielding.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indrre, to make hard : in-, against, into; see en–¹ + drus, hard; see deru- in Appendix I.


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