What is the meaning of endure?

verb

• Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
  • usage: "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
  • synonyms: digest, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
• Face and withstand with courage.
  • usage: "She braved the elements"
  • synonyms: weather, brave, brave out
• Continue to live through hardship or adversity.
  • usage: "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water"
  • synonyms: survive, last, live, live on, go, hold up, hold out
• Undergo or be subjected to.
  • usage: "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
  • synonyms: suffer
• Last and be usable.
  • usage: "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
  • synonyms: wear, hold out
• Persist for a specified period of time.
  • usage: "The bad weather lasted for three days"
  • synonyms: last
• Continue to exist.
  • usage: "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
  • synonyms: prevail, persist, die hard, run