Endure

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To Harden; to Toughen; to make hardy.

II. Endure ·vi To continue in the same state without perishing; to Last; to Remain.

III. Endure ·vi To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

IV. Endure ·vt 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. Endure ·vt 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.