îndura

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îndura

/ɨn.duˈra/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin indūrāre. The original, now obsolete meaning of “be hardhearted”, a continuation of the Latin, was a negative polarity item whose sense reversed after simplification of its negative construction. This semantic reversal had already occurred by the earliest attestations of the word, and the opposing usages can even be found in the same work. The reflex of the Latin meaning, however, is not extinct, as it survived with a different nuance.

Doublet of indura.

verb a îndura 1st conjugation · îndură · îndurat · îndure · a îndura · îndurând

reflexive to have mercy, take pity
Similar: se milostivi, se milui
catenative, figuratively, informal, reflexive to deign Profesorul s-a îndurat să îl treacă abia a treia oară când a dat examenul.
Similar: binevoi, catadicsi, se învrednici, cabulipsi
obsolete, reflexive, in the negative to be cruel, be indifferent to someone’s suffering „Nᲈ tе ꙟndᲈра dе mіnе, nᲈ mъ лъса ла пі̆ерzаре, „Фіі̆ ла dᲈрері̆ mілосtівъ, къ tᲈ ешtі̆ а mеа скъпаре!
catenative, reflexive, in the negative to have the heart (bring oneself to do something that harms one’s sensibilities) Dacă pisica îmi doarme în poală, nu mă îndur să mă ridic.
obsolete, reflexive, in the negative to have the heart to leave Mortul care va ține un ochiŭ maĭ deschis, nu se îndură de lumea asta.
transitive to endure, bear, suffer, withstand Poporul român a îndurat dictatura comunistă timp de patruzeci de ani.
Similar: duce, înghiți, pătimi, răbda, suferi, suporta, tolera
rare, regional, transitive to allow

In English

endure to continue despite obstacles

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@misc{i_ndura_2026,
  title = {îndura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEndura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}