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Noun: endeavor  en'devur
Usage: US (=endeavour)
  1. A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
    - enterprise, endeavour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    "wished him luck in his endeavor"
    - attempt, effort, endeavour [Brit, Cdn], try
Verb: endeavor  en'devur
Usage: US (=endeavour)
  1. Attempt by employing effort
    "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
    - endeavour [Brit, Cdn], strive

Derived forms: endeavored, endeavoring, endeavors

Type of: activity, assay, attempt, essay, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], project, seek, task, try, undertaking

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