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“endeavor” in Latin
nītorto bear or rest upon something, lean on; to be supported by; to rely on; to trust; to be based on; to press forward, advcontentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, effortopuswork, labor, accomplishment; workmanship, artwork, work (of art, literature, etc.); need, necessitycōnorto try, attemptstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancyaffectātiōThe act of striving after.; The act of striving for effect in discourse; affectation.audeōto dare, venture, risk; to be eager for battlemōliorto strive, endeavor, work at; to put in motion, shake, move; to rouse, bestirēnītorto bear, give birth; to strive, struggle; to climb, ascendcontendōto hurry; to stretch, draw tight, make taut, strain; to place together in comparison, compare, contrast
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
endeavor s.
nisus: contentio (the exercise of force): opera (labor, exertion): conatus (energetic endeavor, with reference to the real or supposed importance of the object): studium (zealous pursuit of anything). (The words are found in this connection and order.) conatus studiumque: affectatio (the aspiring to anything, mostly implying that it is in vain). The object of my endeavor is, etc., id ago, hoc specto, ut, etc.: the sole object of all his endeavors is, etc., id unum agit, ut etc.
endeavor v.
audere: conari: moliri (audere denotes an attempt with reference to its danger, and the courage of him who undertakes it: conari with reference to the importance of the enterprise, and the energy of him who undertakes it: moliri with reference to the difficulty of the enterprise, and the exertion required of him who undertakes it): niti: eniti: contendere (all with reference to the exertion made). (The words are found in this connection and order.) eniti et contendere, ut, etc.: operam dare, ut, etc.; studere (with reference to the zeal of the person who undertakes it): cf., studere and conari mostly with infinitive; seldom with ut. Vid: TRY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for endeavor?
- The usual Latin words for “endeavor” are nītor, contentiō, opus; also cōnor, studium, affectātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.