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Date: 1400-1500
Origin: dever 'duty' (13-17 centuries), from Old French deveir

endeavour

1 verb
     
en‧deav‧our1 British English ; endeavor American English [intransitive]
formal to try very hard
endeavour to do something
We always endeavor to please our customers.
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