perdure
verb
per·dure (ˌ)pər-ˈdu̇r 
-ˈdyu̇r
perdured; perduring
intransitive verb
: to continue to exist : last entry 1
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Perdure may be an unfamiliar word for many of our readers, but those who suspect they see hints of its ancestry in the more familiar synonym endure are correct. Perdure was borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-French and traces back to the Latin verb perdurare, meaning "to continue." Perdurare, in turn, was formed by combining the intensifying prefix per- with the verb durare, meaning "to last." Durare is also an ancestor of the English words endure, durable, indurate, and during, among others.
Synonyms
- abide
- bide
- continue
- endure
- hold on
- hold up
- keep up
- last
- persist
- remain
- run on
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Example Sentences
in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pardurer, Latin perdurare
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
perdured
verb
as in remained
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- remained
- continued
- lasted
- persisted
- held on
- ran on
- stayed
- endured
- held up
- abode
- survived
- kept up
- lingered
- bode
- stuck around
- prevailed
- carried through
- abided
- bided
- tarried
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- left off
- died
- finished
- passed
- closed
- stopped
- concluded
- ended
- ceased
- died (down)
- expired
- wound up
- terminated
- discontinued
- lapsed
- quitted
- quit
- winded up
- desisted
- subsided
- let up
- waned
- moderated
- abated
- ebbed