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Verb endure has 7 senses
- digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up - 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"
--1 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot endure Sue
- weather, endure, brave, brave out - face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"
--2 is one way to defy, withstand, hold, hold up
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Something ----s something
- survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out - 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"
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- suffer, endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
--4 is one way to experience, undergo, see, go through
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Somebody ----s something
- wear, hold out, endure - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
--5 is one way to last, endure
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Something ----s something
- last, endure - persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
--6 is one way to measure
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- prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
--7 is one way to continue
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