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[Lat. ef = ex =out, and Eng. foliation (q.ν.).] Bot.: The depriving a plant of its leaves. *ef-för çe, v. t. [French efforcer to endeavor.] [EFFORT.] 1. To force or break through. 2. To force, to ravish, to violate by force. 3. To force, to constrain, to compel. 4. To strain, to utter with effort or vehemence. *ef-form', v . t . [Low Lat. efformo , from Lat. ef = er out, and form a =form, shape.] To form, shape, adapt, or fashion. *ef-for-mā-tion, s . [Low Lat. efformatio , from efformo.] The act of forming, shaping, fashioning, or adapting. ef-fort, s . [Fr., from efforcer , s'efforcer to exert one's self, to endeavor. An exertion of strength or power, physical or mental; a strain, a straining, a strenuous exertion or endeavor. "If after having gained victories, we had made the same efforts as if we had lost them, France could not have withstood us."-Add is on: On the State of the War. For the difference between effort and endeavor , see ENDEAVOR.