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endure vs hold up

hold up vs endure

endure and hold up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
endure No No Yes No
hold up No No Yes No
As verbs, endure and hold up are synonyms defined as:
  • endure and hold up: continue to live and avoid dying
Other synonyms of endure include go, hold out, last, live, live on, survive.
As verbs, hold up is a hyponym of endure; that is, hold up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endure:
  • endure: continue to live and avoid dying
  • hold up: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Other hyponyms of endure include hold water, stand up, perennate, live out.
As verbs, hold up is a hypernym of endure; that is, hold up is a word with a broader meaning than endure:
  • endure: face and withstand with courage
  • hold up: resist or confront with resistance
Other hypernyms of endure include defy, hold, withstand.
endure (verb) hold up (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant cause to be slowed down or delayed
undergo or be subjected to be the physical support of; carry the weight of
continue to live and avoid dying hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
last and be usable rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
face and withstand with courage continue to live and avoid dying
persist for a specified period of time resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
continue to exist resist or confront with resistance
Difference between endure and hold up

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