different between endeavor vs disquisition

English

Alternative forms

• endeavour (UK)

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?d?v.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?d?v.?/
• Rhymes: -?v?(?)

Noun

endeavor (plural endeavors) (American spelling)

1. A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.

Translations

Verb

endeavor (third-person singular simple present endeavors, present participle endeavoring, simple past and past participle endeavored) (American spelling)

1. (obsolete) To exert oneself. [15th-17th c.]
2. (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
3. (obsolete, transitive) To attempt (something). [16th-17th c.]
4. To work with purpose.

Synonyms

• strive

Translations

Anagrams

• do a never

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disqu?s?ti? (“inquiry, investigation”), from disqu?r? (“to investigate”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder’) + quaer? (“to look for, seek; to inquire, question”)) + -ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to an action or the result of an action).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?skw??z??(?)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?skw??z???n/
• Rhymes: -???n
• Hyphenation: dis?qui?sit?ion

Noun

disquisition (plural disquisitions)

1. A methodical inquiry or investigation.
2. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.

Derived terms

• disquisitional
• disquisitionary

Related terms

• disquisitive
• disquisitor
• disquisitorial
• disquisitory

Translations

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disqu?s?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ki.zi.sj??/

Noun

disquisition f (plural disquisitions)

1. (formal) disquisition

References

• “disquisition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).