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attempter

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at⋅tempt

  [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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF atempter < L 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

Synonyms:
1. See try. 4. try, endeavor.
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at·tempt   (ə-těmpt')   
tr.v.   at·tempt·ed, at·tempt·ing, at·tempts

  1. To try to perform, make, or achieve: attempted to read the novel in one sitting; attempted a difficult dive.

  2. Archaic To tempt.

  3. Archaic To attack with the intention of subduing.

n.  

  1. An effort or a try.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

attempt  (v.)
1425 (implied in attemptation), from O.Fr. attempter (14c.), earlier attenter, from L. attemptare "to try," from ad- "to, upon" + temptare "to try" (see tempt). The noun is first recorded c.1534.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: at·tempt
Function: noun
: the crime of having the intent to commit and taking action in an effort to commit a crime that fails or is prevented called also criminal attempt —see also IMPOSSIBILITY
NOTE: There is no settled answer to how close to completing a crime a person must be to be guilty of attempt, but attempt must generally consist of more than preparation.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: at·tempt·er
Pronunciation: &-'tem(p)-t&r
Function: noun
: one who attempts suicide
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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