Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Endure \En*dure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Enduring}.] [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.

Endure \En*dure"\, 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. [Obs.]

            Manly limbs endured with little ease. --Spenser.

   Syn: To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to;
        suffer.

Source : WordNet®

endure
     v 1: 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" [syn: {digest}, {stick out}, {stomach},
           {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide},
           {suffer}, {put up}]
     2: face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn:
         {weather}, {brave}, {brave out}]
     3: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
        food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
        backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
        several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live},
         {live on}, {go}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
     4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many
        saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}] [ant: {enjoy}]
     5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
        years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}]
     6: persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for
        three days" [syn: {last}]
     7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of
        Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {run}]