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exert oneself
exert oneself
Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Timeus | | - | Biblical |
| Federigo | | fe-de-REE-go | Italian |
| Ione | | ie-O-nee (English), IE-o-nee (English), ie-ON (English) | Greek Mythology, English |
| Odhiambo | | - | Eastern African, Luo |
| Rinaldo | | - | Italian |
| Valarie | | VAL-ə-ree | English |