Verb

(en verb)

To hold up a claim emphatically.

(I am defending her; see a similar example in the context below for comparison.)

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To demand continually that something happen or be done.

To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon).

* 1709 , Venturus Mandey, Synopsis Mathematica Universalis

Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles.

Verb

To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships.

The singer's popularity endured for decades.

To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

To last.

Our love will endure forever.

* Bible, Job viii. 15

He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure .

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

* Bible, Ezekiel xxii. 14

Can thine heart endure , or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee?

To suffer patiently.

He endured years of pain.

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(obsolete) To indurate.