endurev. i.[F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate.]1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.()Their verdure still endure. (Shak.)He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. (Job viii. 15.)2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.()Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? (Ezek. xxii. 14.)v. t.1. 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.()Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,
As might the strokes of two such arms endure. (Dryden.)2. 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.()I will no longer endure it. (Shak.)Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake. (2 Tim. ii. 10.)How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? (Esther viii. 6.)3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.()Manly limbs endured with little ease. (Spenser.)()