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enterprise(2)(dictionary)
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enterprise(2) (iou)



enterprise verb. Now rare. LME.
[Partly from ENTERPRISE noun; partly from French entrepris pa. pple of entreprendre (see prec.).]
verb trans. Attack; make helpless or embarrassed. LME-E16.
verb trans. Take on (a work, a condition); attempt, undertake, (a challenging or arduous task). (Formerly foll. by to do.) L15.
verb intrans. Make an attempt, undertake an arduous task. E16.
enterpriser noun a person who engages in an enterprise; now esp. an entrepreneur: E16.