He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth malign ulcers.
Bacon.
En*dan"ger*ment (?), n. Hazard; peril. Milton.
En*dark" (?), v. t. To darken. [Obs.] Feltham.
En`das*pid"e*an (?), a. [Endo- + Gr. &?;, &?;, a shield.] (Zoöl.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; -- said of certain birds.
En*daz"zle (?), v. t. To dazzle. [Obs.] "Endazzled eyes." Milton.
En*dear" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing.] 1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king." Shak.
2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [R.] King James I. (1618).
En*dear"ed*ly (?), adv. With affection or endearment; dearly.
En*dear"ed*ness, n. State of being endeared.
En*dear"ing, a. Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- En*dear"ing*ly, adv.
En*dear"ment (?), n. The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. "The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech." Jer. Taylor.
Her first endearments twining round the soul.
Thomson.
En*deav"or (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeavored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Endeavoring.] [OE. endevor; pref. en- + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See Devoir, Debt.] [Written also endeavour.] To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt.
It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects.
Ld. Chatham.
To endeavor one's self, to exert one's self strenuously to the fulfillment of a duty. [Obs.] "A just man that endeavoreth himself to leave all wickedness." Latimer.
En*deav"or, v. i. To exert one's self; to work for a certain end.
And such were praised who but endeavored well.
Pope.
Usually with an infinitive; as, to endeavor to outstrip an antagonist.
He had . . . endeavored earnestly to do his duty.
Prescott.
Syn. -- To attempt; try; strive; struggle; essay; aim; seek.
En*deav"or, n. [Written also endeavour.] An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial.
To employ all my endeavor to obey you.
Sir P. Sidney.
To do one's endeavor, to do one's duty; to put forth strenuous efforts to attain an object; -- a phrase derived from the Middle English phrase "to do one's dever" (duty). "Mr. Prynne proceeded to show he had done endeavor to prepare his answer." Fuller.
Syn. -- Essay; trial; effort; exertion. See Attempt.
En*deav"or*er (?), n. One who makes an effort or attempt. [Written also endeavourer.]
En*deav"or*ment (?), n. Act of endeavoring; endeavor. [Obs.] Spenser.
En*dec"a*gon (?), n. [See Hendecagon.] (Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and angles.
En`de*cag"y*nous (?), a. [Gr. &?; eleven + &?; female.] (Bot.) Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower.
En"de*cane (?), n. [Gr. &?; eleven.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, C11H24, found as a constituent of petroleum. [Written also hendecane.]
En`de*caph"yl*lous (?), a. [Gr. &?; eleven + &?; leaf.] (Bot.) Composed of eleven leaflets; - - said of a leaf.
En*deic"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to point out, show; &?; in + &?; to show.] Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill. Enfield.
||En*deix"is (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; indication. See Endeictic.] (Med.) An indication.