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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Effort

Ef′fort (ĕf′fûrt), n. [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz, fr. esforcier. See Efforce.] 1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.

We prize the stronger effort of his power. Pope.

2. (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. Rankine.

Syn. — Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining; attempt; trial; essay. See Attempt.

Ef′fort, v. t. To stimulate. [Obs.] "He efforted his spirits." Fuller.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article; Greek words our source left out (shown as “?”), read from the 1898 printing, from the same plates (the Library of Congress’s copy), where the place could be found with certainty.