- (v.t.) To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
- (v.i.) To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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