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Actually, effort is a verb in the OED, but it means to strengthen or fortify.
The verb that "accompanies" effort is efforce, according to the OED, and means to force oneself or to make an effort.
I had not known either of these.
Too bad I had to learn them from such an ugly verbification.
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