defy vs endure

defy and endure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defy	No	No	Yes	No
endure	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, endure is a hyponym of defy; that is, endure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defy:

Other hyponyms of defy include brave, brave out, weather.

defy (verb)	endure (verb)
challenge	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
resist or confront with resistance	undergo or be subjected to
elude, especially in a baffling way	continue to live and avoid dying
	last and be usable
	face and withstand with courage
	persist for a specified period of time
	continue to exist