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.

En*dure"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. endurement.] Endurance. [Obs.] South.

En*dur"er (?), n. One who, or that which, endures or lasts; one who bears, suffers, or sustains.

En*dur"ing, a. Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. "A better and enduring substance." Heb. x. 34. -- En*dur"ing*ly, adv. T. Arnold. -- En*dur"ing*ness, n.

{ End"ways` (?), End"wise (?), } adv. 1. On end; erectly; in an upright position.

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