Word Study
perdure
CIDE DICTIONARY
perdure, v. i. [L. perdurare; per through + durare to last.].
To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or lasting. [1913 Webster]
"The mind perdures while its energizing may construct a thousand lines."
[1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
perdure
abide, bide, carry on, carry through, continue, continue to be, defeat time, defy time, dwell, endure, exist, extend, go on, hold, hold on, hold out, keep, keep on, last, last long, last out, live, live on, live through, maintain, perennate, persist, prevail, remain, run, run on, stand, stay, stay on, subsist, survive, sustain, tarry, tide over, wear, wear well
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