Unscramble endure

Definition of endure

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.
• face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements". Synonyms: brave, brave out, weather.
• 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?". Synonyms: go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive.
• undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty", "Many saints suffered martyrdom". Synonyms: suffer. Antonyms: enjoy.
• last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years". Synonyms: hold out, wear.
• persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days". Synonyms: last.
• continue to exist; "These stories die hard", "The legend of Elvis endures". Synonyms: die hard, persist, prevail, run.

Related words

accept, die, pay, perennate, reverberate, run, swallow, tolerate, wear.

Words nearby

endue, ensure.

Rhymes with

allure, assure, boor, brochure, couture, cure, demure, detour, ensure, ensure, entrepreneur, immature, impure, insure, inure, lure, manure, mature, mature, moor.