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- pronunciation:
- ihn
dur
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
endures, enduring, endured |
| definition 1: |
to bear up under or function in spite of.
We endured the desert heat until the sun set.- synonyms:
- survive, weather, withstand
- similar words:
- bear, brave, suffer, take, undergo
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| definition 2: |
to continue through time; last.
Boats don't last, but the oceans endure.- synonyms:
- continue, last, persist, survive
- antonyms:
- die, vanish
- similar words:
- abide, exist, live, remain, take
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| related words: |
accept, exist, experience, last, receive, stand, stay, survive, withstand |
The word endure
contains the following part:
en-1, em-1
Latin
prefix
that means to put into; cause to be or have
  Example words:
embark, embarrass, embed, embody, embrace, embroider, employ, empower, enable, enact, enchant, encircle, enclose, encompass, encounter, endure, enforce, engage, engulf, enjoy, enlarge, enlighten, enlist, enrage, enrich, enroll, ensure, entangle, entitle, entrust, envelop
- antonyms:
- de-, dis-, un-
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