ENDU'RE, v.t. [L. durus, duro.] 1. To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.The Lord shall endure forever. Ps.9.He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job.8.2. To bear; to brook; to suffer without resistance, or without yielding.How can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? Esther 8.Can thy heart endure, or thy hands be strong? Ezek. 22.ENDU'RE, v.t. To bear; to sustain; to support without breaking or yielding to force or pressure. Metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting. Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure.As might the strokes of two such arms endure.1. To bear with patience; to bear without opposition or sinking under the pressure.Therefore, I endure all things for the elect's sake. 2 Tim 2.If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons. Heb.12.2. To undergo; to sustain.I wish to die, yet dare not death endure.3. To continue in. [Not used.]
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