take lying down vs endure

take lying down and endure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take lying down	No	No	Yes	No
endure	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, endure is a hypernym of take lying down; that is, endure is a word with a broader meaning than take lying down:

Other hypernyms of take lying down include abide, bear, brook, digest, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.

take lying down (verb)	endure (verb)
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	undergo or be subjected to
	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