coendure
coendure is the alternative form of co-endure.
Meaning of co-endure
Verb
co-endure (third-person singular simple present co-endures, present participle co-enduring, simple past and past participle co-endured)
- To endure alongside someone or something, to coexist over time.
- 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.1900, Robert Louis Stevenson, A Christmas Sermon
- To endure or suffer with someone
- 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.2013, Derrell R. Watkins, Practical Theology for Aging, →ISBN, page 62
Forms of coendure
| third-person singular present | coendures |
|---|---|
| present participle | coenduring |
| past participle | coendured |
| past | coendured |
Origin of coendure
From co- + endure.
Questions about coendure
- What is coendure the alternative form of?
- Coendure is the alternative form of co-endure.
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