Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Endure has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
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"
continue to live and avoid dying
"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?"
"One crash victim died, the other lived"
To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
"After months of rejection letters and financial strain, she refused to give up her dream of becoming a novelist."