undertake/set out
Hi, there

I was reading about Pierre Bourdieu on Wikipedia and I came across the verb "undertake". I would like to know if I could replace "undertake" with "set out" or "endeavor". Are they synonymous? Would it be wrong?

Original:

"Bourdieu's work is influenced by much of traditional anthropology and sociology which he undertook to synthesize into his own theory."

Set out/Endeavor:

"Bourdieu's work is influenced by much of traditional anthropology and sociology which he set out/endeavor to synthesize into his own theory."

Would it be wrong?

Thank you so much!

Question

undertake/set out
Hi, there

I was reading about Pierre Bourdieu on Wikipedia and I came across the verb "undertake". I would like to know if I could replace "undertake" with "set out" or "endeavor". Are they synonymous? Would it be wrong?

Original:

"Bourdieu's work is influenced by much of traditional anthropology and sociology which he undertook to synthesize into his own theory."

Set out/Endeavor:

"Bourdieu's work is influenced by much of traditional anthropology and sociology which he set out/endeavor to synthesize into his own theory."

Would it be wrong?

Thank you so much!

Answer

Why do you want to replace the word? What's the point?

Answer

You could substitute these word in but endeavor would need to change to endeavored.  'set out' you could leave as is and substitute in with no changes.

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