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endeavor

noun
  1. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. Informal: shot. Slang: take. Archaic: assay. See try
  2. The use of energy to do something: effort, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain 1, striving, struggle, trouble, while. Informal: elbow grease. See work
verb
To make an attempt to do or make: assay, attempt, essay, seek, strive, try. Idioms: have a go at, have (or make) (or take) a shot at, have (or take) a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See try

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