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Meaning of endure

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  endure
      v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "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" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach},
           {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide},
           {suffer}, {put up}]
      2: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
         [syn: {weather}, {endure}, {brave}, {brave out}]
      3: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "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?" [syn: {survive},
         {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold
         out}]
      4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many
         saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}, {endure}] [ant:
         {enjoy}]
      5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
         years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}, {endure}]
      6: persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather
         lasted for three days" [syn: {last}, {endure}]
      7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of
         Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {run},
         {endure}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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