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   endeavour

   /ɪnˈdɛvə/

   verb

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

   noun

   • 1. an attempt to achieve a goal: "an endeavour to reduce serious injury" Similar attempttrybidefforttrialventureinformal:gocrackshotstabbashwhackwhirl
   • ▪ earnest, prolonged, and industrious effort: "enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavour" Similar strivingstrugglinglabouringstrugglelabourhard workhard slogeffortexertionapplicationindustrypainsinformal:sweatblood, sweat, and tearselbow greasegraft(hard) yakkaarchaic:travailmoil
   • ▪ an enterprise or undertaking: "a portfolio of business endeavours" 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).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • Some common synonyms of endeavor are attempt, essay, strive, and try. While all these words mean "to make an effort to accomplish an end," endeavor...
   • The synonyms attempt and endeavor are sometimes interchangeable, but attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort. // will attempt to...
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