endure vs joke

endure

verb
  • To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant. 

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

  • To last. 

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

  • To suffer patiently. 

joke

verb
  • To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with. 

  • To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. 

noun
  • An amusing story. 

  • The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one 

  • A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham. 

  • Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected. 

  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. 

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