Outdured

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Lasted longer than something else, continuing to exist after another thing had already come to an end
2. Remained in existence beyond the point at which some other thing or person had given way or perished
3. Survived past the limit of another's endurance, outlasting it through greater staying power

Etymology: "Outdured" is the past tense and past participle of "outdure," a verb formed from the prefix "out-" and "dure," meaning "to endure" or "to last." The prefix "out-" in this sense means "beyond" or "longer than," so "outdure" describes lasting longer than something else or surviving past a point where others have failed. "Dure" itself comes from Old French "durer," which descends from Latin "durare," meaning "to harden" or "to last," from "durus," "hard." That Latin root also gave English "during" and "durable," so the family of words all shares the sense of hardness and staying power.