All 3 Uses of
endure
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- That Cassio loves her, I do well believe it; That she loves him, 'tis apt, and of great credit: The Moor,—howbeit that I endure him not,— Is of a constant, loving, noble nature; And, I dare think, he'll prove to Desdemona A most dear husband.†
Scene 2.1
- —If there be cords or knives, Poison or fire, or suffocating streams, I'll not endure 't.†
Scene 3.3
- I will indeed no longer endure it; nor am I yet persuaded to put up in peace what already I have foolishly suffered.†
Scene 4.2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(endure as in: endured the pain) to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
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(2)
(endure as in: endure through the ages) to continue to exist