Word Meanings - ENDEAVOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt. It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects. Ld. Chatham. To endeavor one's self,

Additional info about word: ENDEAVOR

To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt. It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects. Ld. Chatham. To endeavor one's self, to exert one's self strenuously to the fulfillment of a duty. "A just man that endeavoreth himself to leave all wickedness." Latimer. (more info) devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ENDEAVOR)

• Aspiration
• Longing
• desire
• aim
• wish
• craving
• ambition
• endeavor
• hope
• appetition
• effort
• eagerness
• Assay
• Test
• prove
• try
• Attempt
• Try
• strive
• undertake
• seek
• essay
• attack
• violate
• force
• Effort
• Trial
• attempt
• exertion
• Seek
• Search
• inquire
• pursue
• solicit
• investigate
• trace
• prosecute
• follow
• court
• affect

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of ENDEAVOR)

• Repel
• abjure
• disaffect
• insult
• avoid
• repudiate
• Pretermit
• disregard
• abandon
• misinvestigate

Related words: (words related to ENDEAVOR)

• PROVENTRIULUS
  The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop.
• PROVERBIAL
  1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial. In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. Sir
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• REPELLENCE; REPELLENCY
  The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
• FORCE
  To stuff; to lard; to farce. Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.
• LONG-SUFFERANCE
  Forbearance to punish or resent.
• LONGIPALP
  One of a tribe of beetles, having long maxillary palpi.
• LONGSPUN
  Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious. The longspun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below. Addison.
• TRIALITY
  Three united; state of being three. H. Wharton.
• AFFECTATIONIST
  One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
• LONGSOME
  Extended in length; tiresome. Bp. Hall. Prior. -- Long"some*ness, n. Fuller.
• LONGULITE
  A kind of crystallite having a acicular form.
• ASSAY POUND
  A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equaling 0.5 gram, but varying with the assayer.
• PROVENCAL
  Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.
• ESSAYER
  One who essays. Addison.
• INSULT
  1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. Savage. Syn. -- Affront;
• FOLLOWING EDGE
  See ABOVE
• INSULTMENT
  Insolent treatment; insult. "My speech of insultment ended." Shak.
• SEARCHLESS
  Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
• AFFECTION
  Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
• APPROVEDLY
  So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
• OVERAFFECT
  To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
• MISAFFECT
  To dislike.
• LADY'S TRACES; LADIES' TRESSES; LADIES TRESSES
  A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.
• REINFORCEMENT
  See REëNFORCEMENT
• DISAPPROVE
  1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others. 2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
• DEFORCEOR
  See DEFORCIANT