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am·bi·tion
I. \amˈbishən, aam-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English ambicioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French ambition, from Latin ambition-, ambitio soliciting of votes, desire for honor or power, literally, going around, from ambitus (past participle of ambire to go around, solicit, strive for) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ambient
1.
a. : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power
< his ruin was that ambition … had laid hold of him — Thomas Carlyle >
b. : the will or desire to succeed or achieve a particular goal or end : aspiration
< it was her ambition for me which proved the deciding factor — David Fairchild >
2. : the object of one's desire
< accomplished its curious ambition of breaking into and robbing the state prison — Dixon Wecter >
3. : a desire for activity or exertion : initiative, energy
< I felt no ambition when I was under the weather for a few days — S.T.Byington >
4. chiefly Midland : ill will, spite, malice
II. transitive verb
(ambitioned ; ambitioned ; ambitioning \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; ambitions)
: to have as one's ambition : desire
< I never ambitioned it — Augusta Gregory > |