Meaning & use
quested
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Searched or went in pursuit of something, especially on a long or difficult journey.
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The knight quested for years in search of the lost relic.
Scientists have quested after a cure for the disease for decades.
A note on using this word
Now largely literary or archaic outside of fantasy fiction and gaming, where 'quest' as a verb keeps its adventurous connotation.
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