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exert oneself

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  1. Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]

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V, exert oneself, strive. strenge, aj. strict, unfriendly. strīchen, sv.

From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph

To exert oneself for something undesirable, I consider, and everyone with me considers, unreasonable.

From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von

Overwhelmed by ignorance, one is ready to exert oneself for sons and wives.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

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