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noun
1.
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
2.
the object, state, or result desired or sought after: The crown was his ambition.
3.
desire for work or activity; energy: I awoke feeling tired and utterly lacking in ambition.
verb (used with object)
4.
to seek after earnestly; aspire to.
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Ambitioned
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English ambicio(u)n (< Middle French ) < Latin ambitiōn- (stem of ambitiō), equivalent to amb- ambi- + -i- go + -t- past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion
1300–50; Middle English ambicio(u)n (< Middle French ) < Latin ambitiōn- (stem of ambitiō), equivalent to amb- ambi- + -i- go + -t- past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
am·bi·tion·less, adjective
am·bi·tion·less·ly, adverb
pre·am·bi·tion, noun
su·per·am·bi·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. aspiration, yearning, longing. 2. goal, aim. 3. drive, force.
1. aspiration, yearning, longing. 2. goal, aim. 3. drive, force.
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Word Origin & History
ambition
mid-14c., from L. ambitionem (nom. ambitio) "a going around (to solicit votes)," from ambitus, pp. of ambire "to go around" (see ambient). Rarely used in the literal sense in English; the sense of "eager or inordinate desire of honor or preferment" goes back to the Latin.
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