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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Endure \En*dure"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enduring}.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See {Dure}, verb (used without an object), 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.
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