(durare)

  • 41Durante — Du*ran te, prep. [L., abl. case of the p. pr. of durare to last.] (Law) During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 42Dure — Dure, v. i. [F. durer, L. durare to harden, be hardened, to endure, last, fr. durus hard. See {Dure}, a.] To last; to continue; to endure. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while. Matt. xiii.… …

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  • 43Obdurate — Ob du*rate, a. [L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to harden; ob (see Ob )+ durare to harden, durus hard. See {Dure}.] 1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard hearted; stubbornly wicked. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 44Obdurately — Obdurate Ob du*rate, a. [L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to harden; ob (see Ob )+ durare to harden, durus hard. See {Dure}.] 1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard hearted; stubbornly wicked. [1913… …

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  • 45Obdurateness — Obdurate Ob du*rate, a. [L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to harden; ob (see Ob )+ durare to harden, durus hard. See {Dure}.] 1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard hearted; stubbornly wicked. [1913… …

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  • 46Perdure — Per*dure (p[ e]r*d[=u]r ), v. i. [L. perdurare; per through + durare to last.] To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or lasting. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The mind perdures while its energizing may construct a thousand lines. Hickok …

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  • 47durable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last more at during Date: 14th century able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration; also designed to be durable < durable goods >&#8230; …

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  • 48durance — noun Etymology: Middle English, duration, from Anglo French, from durer to last from Latin durare Date: 15th century 1. archaic endurance 2. restraint by or as if by physical force usually used in the phrase durance vile …

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  • 49during — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of duren to last, from Anglo French durer, from Latin durare to harden, endure, last, from durus hard; perhaps akin to Sanskrit dāru wood more at tree Date: 14th century 1. throughout …

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  • 50endure — verb (endured; enduring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French endurer, from Vulgar Latin *indurare, from Latin, to harden, from in + durare to harden, endure more at during Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to undergo (as a hardship)&#8230; …

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