cōnītor (not conn-), nīsus or nīxus, ī com- + nitor, dep., to put forth all one's strength, make an effort, strive, struggle, endeavor: omnes conisi hostem avertunt, L.: valido corpore: dextrā, V.: omnibus copiis, L.: uno animo invadere hostem, L.: sese ut erigant.

—To press upon, press toward, struggle toward, strive to reach: summā in iugum virtute, Cs.: in unum locum, L.

—To labor, be in labor: Spem gregis conixa reliquit, V.

—Fig., to endeavor, struggle: ut omnes intellegant: ratio conixa per se, putting forth her own energy: ad convincendum eum, Ta.: omnibus copiis, L.