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at⋅tempt
[uh-tempt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles. |
| 2. | Archaic. to attack; move against in a hostile manner: to attempt a person's life. |
| 3. | Archaic. to tempt. |
–noun
| 4. | an effort made to accomplish something: He made an attempt to swim across the lake. |
| 5. | an attack or assault: an attempt upon the leader's life. |
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| at·tempt (ə-těmpt') tr.v. at·tempt·ed, at·tempt·ing, at·tempts
[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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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>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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