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   En·deav·or

   /ənˈdevər/

   

   verb

   • 1. try hard to do or achieve something: "he is endeavoring to help the Third World"

   noun

   • 1. an attempt to achieve a goal: "an endeavor to reduce serious injury" Similar attempttrybidefforttrialventureinformal:gocrackshotstabbashwhackwhirl
   • ▪ earnest and industrious effort, especially when sustained over a period of time: "enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavor" Similar strivingstrugglinglaboringstrugglelaborhard workhard slogeffortexertionapplicationindustrypainsinformal:sweatblood, sweat, and tearselbow greasegraft(hard) yakkaarchaic:travailmoil
   • ▪ an enterprise or undertaking: "a political endeavor" Similar undertakingenterpriseventurepursuitexerciseactivityexploitdeedactactionmoveschemeplanprojectinformal:caper

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’ (see devoir).

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