verb

• (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
• (transitive) To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
• (intransitive) To last.
• To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
• (transitive) To suffer patiently.
• (obsolete) To indurate.