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Endurance

v.

abide

Meaning: to put up with 2. to remain

Usage: Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.

n.

forbearance

Meaning: patience, restraint, toleration

Usage: The doctor showed great forbearance in calming down the angry patient who shouted insults at him.

v.

inure

Meaning: to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation

Usage: Twenty years in the salt mines inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.