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at·tempt Audio Help (ə-těmpt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. at·tempt·ed, at·tempt·ing, at·tempts

To try to perform, make, or achieve: attempted to read the novel in one sitting; attempted a difficult dive.
Archaic To tempt.
Archaic To attack with the intention of subduing.

An effort or a try.
An attack; an assault: an attempt on someone's life.

[Middle English attempten, from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptāre : ad-, ad- + temptāre, to test.]

at·tempt'a·ble adj., at·tempt'er n.

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attempted
adjective
tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: at·tempt·ed
Function: adjective
: characterized by an intent to commit and effort taken to commit a specified crime that fails or is prevented<attempted forgery>

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