endure
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bear, cope with, experience, stand, suffer, sustain, undergo, withstand
- last, continue, live on, persist, remain, stand, stay, survive

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Antonyms: perish
Contrasted words: crumble, decay, disintegrate, collapse, fall, break, give in, resign
Related Words: bide, linger, stand, submit (to), suffer, sustain, undergo

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English Thesaurus: tolerate, put up with something, accept, stand/bear, take, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧dure /ɪnˈdjʊə $ ɪnˈdʊr/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: endurer, from Latin durare 'to harden']

1. [transitive] to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining:
It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
endure doing something
He can’t endure being apart from me.

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In everyday English, people usually say stand rather than endure:
I couldn’t stand the pain.

2. [intransitive] to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time:
friendships which endure over many years

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

endure
verb
1.
BAD: More than 160 million people endure malaria.
GOOD: More than 160 million people suffer from malaria.

Usage Note:
endure a painful or very unpleasant situation: 'The people in this country have had to endure almost a decade of economic hardship.'
suffer from/with a disease or medical condition: 'My youngest son suffers from asthma.'

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2.
BAD: Some people cannot endure the idea of devoting themselves to children.
GOOD: Some people cannot bear the idea of devoting themselves to children.

Usage Note:
When you mean 'strongly dislike' or 'be unable to accept', use can't bear/stand : 'He used to like cricket, but now he can't stand it.' 'He couldn't bear the thought of his wife leaving him.'

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tolerate verb [transitive] to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, even though you do not like it:
We will not tolerate any kind of racism.
People tolerated corruption for years.
put up with something to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation even though you do not like it. Put up with is less formal than tolerate, and is the usual word to use in everyday English:
I don’t see how you can put up with the constant noise.
Many people put up with poor pay and working conditions because they are afraid of losing their jobs.
accept verb [transitive] to agree or deal with a situation you do not like but cannot change:
She found it hard to accept his death.
stand/bear verb [transitive, not in progressive] to accept or be forced to accept an unpleasant situation – used especially about things which cause you pain or make you feel upset. Bear is more formal than stand:
I don’t know how you’ve stood it for so long.
Maisie couldn’t bear the pain any longer.
How do you stand living in such a mess?
take verb [transitive] informal to accept an unpleasant situation or someone’s unpleasant behaviour without becoming upset:
She was shouting at him and he just stood there and took it.
I can’t take much more of this.
live with something to accept a bad situation as a permanent part of your life that you cannot change:
I’ve had back pain for many years and I’ve just learned to live with it.
The guilt I felt was very hard to live with.
endure verb [transitive] written to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation for a long time:
The victims of this war have endured tremendous pain and suffering.
The refugees endured cramped and filthy conditions.

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