to last or persist; to remain or endure; an archaic or obsolete term meaning to make something durable.
From be- (causative prefix) + dur (from Old French durer, from Latin durare 'to last or harden'). The verb creates the meaning 'to make durable or cause to last'.
The root 'dur' shows up in English words like 'durable', 'duration', and 'endure'—all connected to the Latin idea of something being hard (durare) enough to last.
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