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endeavor
en·deav·or [ in dévvər, en dévvər ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle en·deav·ored, present participle en·deav·or·ing, 3rd person present singular en·deav·ors)
Definition:
 
try hard to do something: to make a serious and sincere effort to achieve something ( formal )



noun  (plural en·deav·ors)
Definition:
 
1. effort: an earnest attempt to achieve something
2. enterprise: an enterprise or directed activity
offered help with my latest endeavor
[15th century. < obsolete put in dever, partial translation of French mettre en devoir "put in duty"]

en·deav·or·er noun

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