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attempted
[
uh
-
tempt
]
Origin
at·tempt
/
əˈtɛmpt
/
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[
uh
-
tempt
]
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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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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French
atempter
<
Latin
attemptāre
to test, tamper with.
See
at-
,
tempt
Related forms
at·tempt·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
at·tempt·a·ble,
adjective
at·tempt·er,
noun
qua·si-at·tempt,
verb
re·at·tempt,
verb (used with object)
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un·at·tempt·a·ble,
adjective
un·at·tempt·ed,
adjective
un·at·tempt·ing,
adjective
well-at·tempt·ed,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
See
try.
4.
try, endeavor.
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Word Origin & History
attempt
early 15c., from O.Fr. attempter (14c.), earlier atenter "to try, attempt, test," from L. attemptare "to try" (cf. It. attentare, Port. attentar, Sp. atentar), from ad- "to, upon" + temptare "to try" (see
tempt
). The noun is first recorded 1530s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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