I. verb
also en·deav·our ə̇nˈdevə(r), en-
( endeavored ; endeavored ; endeavoring -v(ə)riŋ ; endeavors )
Etymology: Middle English endeveren, from en- (I) + dever duty — more at devoir
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : to exert (oneself) strenuously
b. : try 6
she walked up and down the room, endeavoring to compose herself — Jane Austen
2. obsolete : to strive to achieve or reach
3. obsolete : to make an attack against
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to exert oneself : strive
2. : to work with set purpose : make an effort
however much he endeavored, the goal stayed unattained
Synonyms: see try
II. noun
also endeavour “
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English endevour, from endeveren, v.
: a serious determined effort
an endeavor to bring about national economic stabilization — B.F.Fairless