attrit vs endure

attrit

verb
  • To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. 

  • To be reduced in quantity through attrition. 

  • To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower. 

  • To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. 

noun
  • One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee. 

endure

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

  • To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant. 

  • To last. 

  • To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist. 

  • To suffer patiently. 

How often have the words attrit and endure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )