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enitor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ nītor.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēnītor (present infinitive ēnītī, perfect active ēnīsus sum or ēnīxus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to bear, give birth
    Synonyms: prōcreō, genō, gignō, suscipiō, prōdō, pariō, creō, cōnītor, edō, efficiō
    Antonym: necō
  2. to strive, struggle
    Synonyms: lūctor, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, ēlabōrō, temptō, appetō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, īnsequor, studeō, contendō, adnītor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, nītor, spectō
  3. to climb, ascend
    Synonyms: īnscendō, cōnscendō, ascendō, escendō, succēdō, superscandō, scandō, suprascandō, subeō, ērēpō
    Antonyms: dēscendō, dēcurrō

Conjugation

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References

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  • enitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • enitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • enitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omni ope atque opera or omni virium contentione eniti, ut
    • to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: pro viribus eniti et laborare, ut