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To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to
do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to
attempt a bold flight. |
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To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by
temptations; to tempt. |
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To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who
attempts the virtue of a woman. |
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To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to
take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp. |
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To make an attempt; -- with upon. |
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A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or
an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a
successful, effort. |