efforcer

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.fɔʁ.se/ === Verb === efforcer (reflexive, with de) to make efforts towards, to try hard to, to endeavour ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'. ==== Related terms ==== effort forcer === Further reading === “efforcer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012