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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Efforting? #149418 10/26/05 11:21 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Efforting? Father Steve 10/26/05 03:49 AM Re: Efforting? Buffalo Shrdlu 10/26/05 11:01 AM Re: Efforting? TEd Remington 10/26/05 11:21 AM Re: Efforting? zmjezhd 10/26/05 12:14 PM Re: Efforting? inselpeter 10/26/05 12:58 PM Re: Efforting? zmjezhd 10/26/05 01:17 PM Re: Efforting? inselpeter 10/27/05 08:56 AM Re: Efforting? Faldage 10/27/05 11:01 AM Re: Efforting? Father Steve 10/27/05 12:30 PM Re: Efforting? Faldage 10/27/05 01:33 PM Re: Efforting? Logwood 10/30/05 10:49 PM Re: Efforting? Father Steve 10/31/05 01:20 AM Re: Efforting? Bingley 10/31/05 02:08 AM Re: Efforting? tsuwm 10/31/05 02:49 AM Re: Efforting? Father Steve 10/31/05 05:40 AM Re: Efforting? Faldage 10/31/05 11:11 AM Re: Efforting? inselpeter 10/31/05 12:15 PM Re: Efforting? Faldage 10/31/05 11:46 PM Re: Efforting? inselpeter 11/01/05 01:49 AM Re: Efforting? Bingley 10/27/05 01:34 AM Re: Efforting? Father Steve 10/27/05 04:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,342 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 491 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 20 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,917 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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