Verb trouble oneself has 1 sense
  1. trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
    --1 is one way to strive, reach, strain
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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