En*dure" (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Endured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Enduring (?).] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L.
in) + durer to last. See Dure, v.
i., and cf. Indurate.] 1. To
continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to
remain.
Their verdure still endure.
Shak.
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", v. 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.
Shak.
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.]
Manly limbs endured with little
ease.
Spenser.
Syn. -- To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to;
suffer.
