en·dur·ing
adj.
1. Lasting; continuing; durable.
2. Long-suffering; patient.
en·dure
v. tr.
1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo.
2. To bear with tolerance: “We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences”
(Charles Seymour).
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Entry: endure
Function: verb
Definition: Bear hardship
Synonyms: abide, accustom, allow, bear, brave, brook, cope with, countenance, eat,
encounter, experience, face, feel, go through, hang in, keep up, know, live out, live through,
meet with, permit, repress feelings, resign oneself, ride out, sit through, stand, stick, stomach,
subject to, submit to, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, take it, take patiently, tolerate,
undergo, weather, withstand
Antonyms: break, cave in, collapse, give out, quit, resign, succumb
Concept: Enduring
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
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