Co-endure

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To endure alongside someone or something, to coexist over time. intransitive

    "But the task before us, which is to co-endure with our existence, is rather one of microscopic fineness, and the heroism required is that of patience."

  2. 2
    To endure or suffer with someone transitive

    "An ability to co-endure the pain and suffering of the afflicted requires an awareness that theirs is the sort of pain that manifests itself not just physically or psychologically, but socially as well."

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"But the task before us, which is to co-endure with our existence, is rather one of microscopic fineness, and the heroism required is that of patience."

Etymology

From co- + endure.

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