attemptn.

Brit.

/əˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S.

/əˈtɛm(p)t/

Etymology: < attempt v.

a. A putting forth of effort to accomplish what is uncertain or difficult; a trial, essay, endeavour; effort, enterprise, undertaking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > an attempt

tastec1330

assayc1386

proffera1400

proof?a1400

pluck?1499

saymenta1500

minta1522

attemptate1531

attempt1548

attemption1565

say1568

trice1579

offer1581

fling1590

tempt1597

essay1598

trial1614

tentative1632

molition1643

conamen1661

put1661

tentamen1673

conatus1722

shot1756

go1784

ettle1790

shy1824

hack1830

try1832

pop1839

slap1840

venture1842

stagger1865

flutter1874

whack1884

whirl1884

smack1889

swipe1892

buck1913

lash1941

wham1957

play1961

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Heb. in Paraphr. New Test. vi. 3 (R.) If God be favourable vnto our attemptes.

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 13 Tolerance raiseth us to high attempts.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) ix. 155 For such an attempt there wanteth not encouragement.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 168. ⁋5 It is a worthy Attempt to undertake the cause of distrest Youth.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 165. ⁋7 The first attempts of a new claimant.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §18. 122 The weather was sufficiently good to justify an attempt.

b. esp. The effort in contrast with the attainment of its object; effort merely, futile endeavour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > mere, as opposed to achievement

attempta1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. ii. 10 They haue awak'd, And 'tis not done: th' attempt, and not the deed, Confounds vs.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 369 The State that strives for Liberty, though foiled..Deserves at least applause for her attempt.

1877 W. Lytteil Landmarks Sc. Life & Lang. iv. x. 257 These conflicting notions are only the result of attempts at interpretation.

c. Const. to do, at (of obsolete) doing.

ΚΠ

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 18. ¶2 Some Attempts of forming Pieces upon Italian Plans.

1754 Bp. T. Sherlock Disc. (1759) I. iii. 136 The vain Attempts of Men to dive into the Mysteries of God.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §5. 509 An attempt to vest the government of the Church in the King.

d. to make an attempt, †to give attempt: to make an effort, to try (to do a thing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)]

fanda1225

procurea1325

assay1370

workc1384

to put oneself in pressc1390

purchasec1400

buskc1450

study1483

fend15..

try1534

enterprise1547

to make an attempt?c1550

to give the venture1589

prove1612

nixuriate1623

to lay out1659

essay1715

to bring (also carry, drive, etc.) one's pigs to market1771

to have (or take or give) a crack1836

to make an out1843

to go to market1870

to give it a burl1917

to have a bash (at)1950

?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. ii. 27 When as they might with better lucke geve newe attempt.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 238 After many attemptes made.

1632 R. Le Grys tr. Velleius Paterculus Romane Hist. 133 Cinna..dared give attempt upon those things which no honest man ever durst thinke.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 140 Made another attempt this day to see the Cedars.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 177 He made a feeble attempt to restrain the intolerant zeal of the House of Commons.

†2.

a. The thing attempted, object aimed at, aim.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object

willeOE

errand?c1225

purposec1300

endc1305

emprisec1330

intentc1340

use1340

conclusionc1374

studya1382

pointc1385

causec1386

gamea1393

term?c1400

businessc1405

finec1405

intentionc1410

object?a1425

obtent?a1475

drift1526

intend1526

respect1528

flight1530

finality?1541

stop1551

scope1559

butt?1571

bent1579

aiming point1587

pursuitc1592

aim1595

devotion1597

meaning1605

maina1610

attempt1610

design1615

purport1616

terminusa1617

intendment1635

pretence1649

ettle1790

big (also great) idea1846

objective1878

objective1882

the name of the game1910

the object of the exercise1958

thrust1968

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. ii. 88 His noble courage and high attempts atchieued.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ Rom. ii. 17 His design and attempt was to sail..immediately from Greece.

b. A concrete result of an attempt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > result of

essay1697

attempt1871

1871 L. W. M. Lockhart Fair to See xxiii His first attempt [sc. a letter] ran thus.

3. An effort to accomplish an object by force or violence:

†a. A warlike enterprise; an attack, assault, onset. Obsolete or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun]

fiend-reseOE

frumresec1275

assault1297

sault1297

inracea1300

sailing13..

venuea1330

checkc1330

braid1340

affrayc1380

outrunningc1384

resinga1387

wara1387

riota1393

assailc1400

assayc1400

onset1423

rake?a1425

pursuitc1425

assemblinga1450

brunta1450

oncominga1450

assembly1487

envaya1500

oncomea1500

shovea1500

front1523

scry1523

attemptate1524

assaulting1548

push1565

brash1573

attempt1584

affront?1587

pulse1587

affret1590

saliaunce1590

invasion1591

assailment1592

insultation1596

aggressa1611

onslaught1613

source1616

confronta1626

impulsion1631

tentative1632

essaya1641

infall1645

attack1655

stroke1698

insult1710

coup de main1759

onfall1837

hurrah1841

beat-up of quarters1870

offensive1887

strafe1915

grand slam1916

hop-over1918

run1941

strike1942

1584 Allen in Edinb. Rev. (1883) 378 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 56 The king following, gaue no attempt vnto the citie, for that he knew to be but vaine.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. vi. 39 Hee Prepares for some attempt of Warre.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 629 These strong attempts of the Enemy did not terrify the Hollanders.

b. A personal assault made upon a person's life, a woman's honour, etc. Now usually requiring specification: ‘an attempt upon the life of,’ etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > defilement of chastity or woman > attempt at

attempt1594

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. D4^v I see what crosses my attempt will bring.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 116 A Repulse though your Attempt (as you call it) deserue more.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 258 The Maid will I frame, and make fit for his attempt .

1885 N.E.D. at Attempt Mod. Another attempt upon the life of the Czar.

†c. figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by some hostile or injurious agency

onfalleOE

oncomea1225

sailing13..

visitinga1382

siegec1385

assault1508

visitation1535

assaulting1548

onset1566

assailment1592

blow1594

insult1603

attempt1662

attack1665

offencea1677

seizure1881

1662 H. More Antidote Atheism (1712) iii. xv. 135 That all the Species of things..came first out of the Earth, by the omnifarious attempt of the particles of the matter upon one another.

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity i. iii. 51 Coming off from all the attempts of adversity with victory and triumph.

†4. Temptation, seduction. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > temptation

foundingOE

flattering?c1225

tempting1303

temptation1340

impugnation1398

fanda1400

triala1557

attempt1611

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction

misusement1553

sarding1598

attempt1611

seduction1785

1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. ix. 4 Vse not much the companie of a woman that is a singer, least thou be taken with her attempts .

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 295 To avoid Th' attempt it self, intended by our Foe. For hee who tempts..at least asperses The tempted with dishonour foul.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

attemptv.

Brit.

/əˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S.

/əˈtɛm(p)t/

Forms: Also 1600s attemp, attemt.

Etymology: < Old French (14th cent.) attempte-r, Latinized spelling of attenter = Provençal attentar , Italian attentare < Latin attemptāre , attentāre , to strive after, try, attack, < at- = ad- to, at + temptāre , tentāre , to try, test, frequentative of tendĕre to stretch. See also the rarer attent n.

I. To try, endeavour, essay.

1. transitive. To make an effort, to use one's endeavour to do or accomplish some action:

a. with infinitive. To endeavour, try, essay.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > to do something

cuneOE

seekc1000

fanda1225

suec1325

tastec1330

enforcec1340

study1340

temptc1384

intendc1385

assaila1393

proffera1393

to make meansc1395

search?a1400

fraistc1400

pursuec1400

to go aboutc1405

pretend1482

attempta1513

essay?1515

attend1523

regarda1533

offer1541

frame1545

to stand about1549

to put into (also in) practice1592

prove1612

imitate1626

snap1766

begin1833

make1880

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxiv. sig. i.iii^v The foresayd wylde gees attempten by no way To hurte theyr fruytes.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. i. 39 You must..eyther not attempt to choose at all, Or sweare, etc.

1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 8 Him he attempts, with studied Arts to please.

1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) I. 256 The truths, we may attempt to communicate.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 173 Phenomena in which science never attempts to discover law.

b. with vbl. n., noun of action, or pron. representing them: To try, essay.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)]

fandOE

assayc1300

tryc1315

provec1330

adventurea1387

sayc1390

paina1400

havec1400

practisea1450

afforcec1487

afond1488

attempta1538

procure1574

endeavour1581

offer1611

poacha1616

attent1620

to venture at1623

essay1641

attentate1656

smacka1657

tempt1697

to try at1794

to have a go1802

to make a (good, poor, etc.) fist1833

tackle1847

to have or take a whack at1891

to make (or have, etc.) a stab at (something)1895

to have a dash (at)1916

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 15 Many..wych wythout profyt had attemptyd the same.

1558 Queen Elizabeth I in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1725) I. App. i. 2 Not to attempt..chaunge of any ordre or usage presently establyshed.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 2 Whosoeuer attempteth anything for the publike.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 262 Oth. Vncle I must come forth. Gra. If thou attempt it, it will cost thee deere.

1754 D. Hume Hist. Eng. iv To embolden her to attempt extorting the right of investitures.

1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 26 Without attempting any reply.

1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) i. §3. 22 To attempt the conversion of the English.

c. absol.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) i. iv. 79 Our doubts..Makes [sic] vs loose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt .

2. elliptical. To essay to engage with or have to do with, to try to accomplish or attain (any action or object of activity, esp. one attended with risk or danger); to venture upon, try one's fortune with.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] > attempt to obtain or attain

to found toOE

keepc1000

seekc1000

throwa1393

minta1400

intentc1450

to try for1534

sue1548

attempt?c1550

reachc1571

assay1595

put1596

to lay in for1599

climba1616

captate1628

court1639

obseek1646

solicit1717

to make a bid for1885

?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 81 The battayle was soe fearselie attempted as whoe shulde say eche mann thrested other's life.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 117 Courage and Hardiness to attempt the Seas.

1701 Acct. Life in T. Stanley Hist. Philos. (ed. 3) sig. a^v Stanley was not the first who had attempted this Province.

1858 in Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 189 The vessel must not attempt the port, but continue at sea.

†3. To try to use or in use; to try the effect or operation of, make trial of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > make experiment of or with [verb (transitive)]

afondc1300

assailc1300

found1340

assay1377

taste1382

experiment1524

experience1541

try1545

attempt1563

practise1632

explore1667

experimentate1670

to taste of1700

to try out1888

to try (something)(on) for size1979

fand-

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1317/2 Some also there wer, which attempted y^e penne agaynst hym.

1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. xii. 230 After they..had attempted all other ways and means.

1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxix. 94 Every one of these remedies has been..attempted.

II. To try to influence or move.

†4. To try with afflictions. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] > afflict

overharryeOE

aileOE

swencheOE

besetOE

traya1000

teenOE

to work (also do) (a person) woeOE

derve?c1225

grieve1297

harrya1300

noyc1300

travailc1300

to work (also do) annoyc1300

wrath14..

aggrievea1325

annoya1325

tribula1325

to hold wakenc1330

anguish1340

distrainc1374

wrap1380

strain1382

ermec1386

afflicta1393

cumbera1400

assayc1400

distressc1400

temptc1400

encumber1413

labour1437

infortune?a1439

stressa1450

trouble1489

arraya1500

constraina1500

attempt1525

misease1530

exercise1531

to hold or keep waking1533

try1539

to wring to the worse1542

pinch1548

affligec1550

trounce1551

oppress1555

inflict1566

overharl1570

strait1579

to make a martyr of1599

straiten1611

tribulatea1637

to put through the hoop(s)1919

snooter1923

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > cause mental pain or suffering to [verb (transitive)]

heavyc897

pineeOE

aileOE

sorryeOE

traya1000

sorrowOE

to work (also do) (a person) woeOE

angerc1175

smarta1200

to work, bake, brew balec1200

derve?c1225

grieve?c1225

sitc1225

sweam?c1225

gnawc1230

sughc1230

troublec1230

aggrievea1325

to think sweama1325

unframea1325

anguish1340

teen1340

sowa1352

distrainc1374

to-troublea1382

strain1382

unglad1390

afflicta1393

paina1393

distressa1400

hita1400

sorea1400

assayc1400

remordc1400

temptc1400

to sit (or set) one sorec1420

overthrow?a1425

visit1424

labour1437

passionc1470

arraya1500

constraina1500

misgrievea1500

attempt1525

exagitate1532

to wring to the worse1542

toil1549

lament1580

adolorate1598

rankle1659

try1702

to pass over ——1790

upset1805

to touch (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the raw1823

to put (a person) through it1855

bludgeon1888

to get to ——1904

to put through the hoop(s)1919

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cxxx. [cxxvi.] 369 Sir Olyuer of Clyssone, whom I can nat loue nor neuer dyde, nor he me (who shall attempte me with rygorous wordes).

1550 Duke of Somerset in M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall Pearle Pref. sig. Avij It please God for a tyme to attempte vs wyth hys scourge, and to proue if we loued hym.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iii. §4. 95 O Pain, in vain doest thou attempt me.

a. To try with temptations, try to win over, seduce, or entice; to tempt. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > tempt

afondOE

fandOE

assailc1225

temptc1230

tenta1250

attempta1513

assay1532

assaulta1535

attack1655

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) ii. xix. sig. r.i Sore attempted by his gostly ennemy.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 8 God..Hinder'd not Satan to attempt the minde of Man.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 26 They attempt us, as the Devil did Adam, in our Weaker part.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 102 It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien should attempt the blameless King.

b. Const. to do something, to an action, course, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > tempt > to or to do something

attempta1513

allure?1577

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) ii. xix. sig. r.i The bedyls of Belial attempted full fast The erle and his countesse, to kepe theyr opinion.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xi. sig. Y2^v Why then will ye, fond Dame, attempted bee Vnto a strangers love.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 119 His Highness should not be attempted to recede from the Religion.

1815 J. Berridge Christian World Unmasked 22 Nothing will be found, I fear, to attempt [1773 tempt] a man to be a thief.

†6. To endeavour to obtain or attract. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > endeavour to obtain

attempta1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. i. 128 This man of thine Attempts her loue.

1749 S. Johnson Vanity Human Wishes 27 Must..No Cries attempt the Mercies of the Skies?

†7. To try to move, to seek to influence (by reasoning, entreaty); to address with urgency. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > try to persuade

stirc1380

pressc1440

fanda1500

attempta1547

invite1548

procure1551

to threap (something) upon1571

to set upon ——1652

flog1793

a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Bii Leful be it for the For to attempt hys fansye by request.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 418 Deere sir, of force I must attempt you further, take some remembrance of vs as a tribute.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1457 I have attempted one by one the Lords..With supplication prone and Fathers tears To accept of ransom for my Son.

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. ii. 261 She had been oft attempted..by the perswasions of good men.

III. To try with violence or force, make an attack upon.

a. intransitive (with indirect passive) To make an attempt of hostile nature, an attack, or assault upon (an enemy, a fortress, life, property, an institution, etc.). French attenter sur. Obsolete (now ‘to make an attempt upon,’ or as 9.)

ΚΠ

1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana i. v. 90 That wicked desire in you to attempt upon her honour.

1645 O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches (1871) I. 179 We look to be attempted upon euery day.

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 482 If..your interest be attempted upon.

1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride iv. i. 50 Look that she attempt not on her Life.

†b. To attempt nothing, the like, upon = to make no, the like, attempt upon. French rien attenter sur. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1616 W. B. in T. Overbury et al. His Wife, with New Elegies (7th impr.) sig. ¶7^v Attempt the like on his vnspotted Fame.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 17 If you cannot Barre his accesse to'th'King, neuer attempt Any thing on him.

1745 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 5 Something will be attempted upon Us this Winter by the Enemy.

9. transitive. To try to master, take by force, or overthrow; to attack, assail, assault:

a. an enemy, fortress, etc. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)]

greetc893

overfallOE

riseOE

assail?c1225

to lay on or upon?c1225

onseekc1275

to set on ——c1290

infighta1300

saila1300

to go upon ——c1300

to turn one's handc1325

lashc1330

annoyc1380

impugnc1384

offendc1385

to fall on ——a1387

sault1387

affrayc1390

to set upon ——1390

to fall upon ——a1398

to lay at?a1400

semblea1400

assayc1400

havec1400

aset1413

oppressa1425

attachc1425

to set at ——c1430

fraya1440

fray1465

oppugn?a1475

sayc1475

envaye1477

pursue1488

envahisshe1489

assaulta1500

to lay to, untoa1500

requirea1500

enterprise?1510

invade1513

assemblec1515

expugn1530

to fare on1535

to fall into ——1550

mount1568

attack?1576

affront1579

invest1598

canvass1599

to take arms1604

attempt1605

to make force at, to, upon1607

salute1609

offence1614

strikea1616

to give a lift at1622

to get at ——1650

insult1697

to walk into ——1794

to go in at1812

to go for ——1838

to light on ——1842

strafe1915

1605 S. Rowlands Hell's broke Loose sig. D2^v With courage now let vs our selues addresse, Attempting on the sodaine Munster Towne.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 233 How I should escape from them, if they attempted me.

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 169/2 They attempted the Capitol by night.

1813 Examiner 22 Feb. 120/2 The Bank was attempted, but it was saved by the soldiery.

b. in various figurative and transferred senses. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)]

assail?c1225

to set on ——c1290

saila1300

to turn one's handc1325

lashc1330

to set against ——c1330

impugnc1384

offendc1385

weighc1386

checka1400

to lay at?a1400

havec1400

to set at ——c1430

fraya1440

rehetea1450

besail1460

fray1465

tuilyie1487

assaulta1500

enterprise?1510

invade1513

sturt1513

attempt1546

lay1580

tilt1589

to fall aboard——1593

yoke1596

to let into1598

to fall foul1602

attack1655

do1780

to go in at1812

to pitch into ——1823

tackle1828

vampire1832

bushwhack1837

to go for ——1838

take1864

pile1867

volcano1867

to set about ——1879

vampirize1888

to get stuck into1910

to take to ——1911

weigh1941

rugby-tackle1967

rugger-tackle1967

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack (of hostile agency)

besetOE

infighta1300

saila1300

seeka1300

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attempt1546

affront1579

buffeta1593

to get at ——1650

assault1667

insult1697

to lay at1899

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > take hostile measures against

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heave at1546

to shove at1577

endeavour?1589

to give a lift at1622

attempt1749

to rise upon1816

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Dii What attempth you, to attempt vs, To come on vs before the messanger thus?

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xv. 239 That no disordered blast attempt her braided haire.

1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. Dec. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1473 The former would not have attempted..the liberties of Rome.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 67 Those rash hands which attempted his father's crown.

†c. To make an attack upon the chastity of, to try to ravish or seduce. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > a woman > attempt to

solicit1600

attempt1607

tempta1721

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 4 Apes that attempt Women.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. vii. 109 The Iudges..who attempted Susanna.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xviii. 41 When one of our Sex finds she is attempted.

d. to attempt the life of: to try to take the life of, try to kill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > kill [verb (transitive)] > try to kill

to attempt the life of1743

1743 J. Morris Serm. iii. 73 The unbelieving Jews frequently attempted the life of Jesus.

1883 Liverpool Daily Post 31 Dec. The life of Mr. Forster was repeatedly attempted.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	attempt
释义	attemptn. Brit. /əˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S. /əˈtɛm(p)t/ Etymology: < attempt v. 1. a. A putting forth of effort to accomplish what is uncertain or difficult; a trial, essay, endeavour; effort, enterprise, undertaking. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > an attempt tastec1330 assayc1386 proffera1400 proof?a1400 pluck?1499 saymenta1500 minta1522 attemptate1531 attempt1548 attemption1565 say1568 trice1579 offer1581 fling1590 tempt1597 essay1598 trial1614 tentative1632 molition1643 conamen1661 put1661 tentamen1673 conatus1722 shot1756 go1784 ettle1790 shy1824 hack1830 try1832 pop1839 slap1840 venture1842 stagger1865 flutter1874 whack1884 whirl1884 smack1889 swipe1892 buck1913 lash1941 wham1957 play1961 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Heb. in Paraphr. New Test. vi. 3 (R.) If God be favourable vnto our attemptes. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 13 Tolerance raiseth us to high attempts. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) ix. 155 For such an attempt there wanteth not encouragement. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 168. ⁋5 It is a worthy Attempt to undertake the cause of distrest Youth. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 165. ⁋7 The first attempts of a new claimant. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §18. 122 The weather was sufficiently good to justify an attempt. b. esp. The effort in contrast with the attainment of its object; effort merely, futile endeavour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > mere, as opposed to achievement attempta1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. ii. 10 They haue awak'd, And 'tis not done: th' attempt, and not the deed, Confounds vs. View more context for this quotation 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 369 The State that strives for Liberty, though foiled..Deserves at least applause for her attempt. 1877 W. Lytteil Landmarks Sc. Life & Lang. iv. x. 257 These conflicting notions are only the result of attempts at interpretation. c. Const. to do, at (of obsolete) doing. ΚΠ 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 18. ¶2 Some Attempts of forming Pieces upon Italian Plans. 1754 Bp. T. Sherlock Disc. (1759) I. iii. 136 The vain Attempts of Men to dive into the Mysteries of God. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §5. 509 An attempt to vest the government of the Church in the King. d. to make an attempt, †to give attempt: to make an effort, to try (to do a thing). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] fanda1225 procurea1325 assay1370 workc1384 to put oneself in pressc1390 purchasec1400 buskc1450 study1483 fend15.. try1534 enterprise1547 to make an attempt?c1550 to give the venture1589 prove1612 nixuriate1623 to lay out1659 essay1715 to bring (also carry, drive, etc.) one's pigs to market1771 to have (or take or give) a crack1836 to make an out1843 to go to market1870 to give it a burl1917 to have a bash (at)1950 ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. ii. 27 When as they might with better lucke geve newe attempt. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 238 After many attemptes made. 1632 R. Le Grys tr. Velleius Paterculus Romane Hist. 133 Cinna..dared give attempt upon those things which no honest man ever durst thinke. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 140 Made another attempt this day to see the Cedars. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 177 He made a feeble attempt to restrain the intolerant zeal of the House of Commons. †2. a. The thing attempted, object aimed at, aim. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object willeOE errand?c1225 purposec1300 endc1305 emprisec1330 intentc1340 use1340 conclusionc1374 studya1382 pointc1385 causec1386 gamea1393 term?c1400 businessc1405 finec1405 intentionc1410 object?a1425 obtent?a1475 drift1526 intend1526 respect1528 flight1530 finality?1541 stop1551 scope1559 butt?1571 bent1579 aiming point1587 pursuitc1592 aim1595 devotion1597 meaning1605 maina1610 attempt1610 design1615 purport1616 terminusa1617 intendment1635 pretence1649 ettle1790 big (also great) idea1846 objective1878 objective1882 the name of the game1910 the object of the exercise1958 thrust1968 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. ii. 88 His noble courage and high attempts atchieued. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ Rom. ii. 17 His design and attempt was to sail..immediately from Greece. b. A concrete result of an attempt. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > result of essay1697 attempt1871 1871 L. W. M. Lockhart Fair to See xxiii His first attempt [sc. a letter] ran thus. 3. An effort to accomplish an object by force or violence: †a. A warlike enterprise; an attack, assault, onset. Obsolete or archaic. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] fiend-reseOE frumresec1275 assault1297 sault1297 inracea1300 sailing13.. venuea1330 checkc1330 braid1340 affrayc1380 outrunningc1384 resinga1387 wara1387 riota1393 assailc1400 assayc1400 onset1423 rake?a1425 pursuitc1425 assemblinga1450 brunta1450 oncominga1450 assembly1487 envaya1500 oncomea1500 shovea1500 front1523 scry1523 attemptate1524 assaulting1548 push1565 brash1573 attempt1584 affront?1587 pulse1587 affret1590 saliaunce1590 invasion1591 assailment1592 insultation1596 aggressa1611 onslaught1613 source1616 confronta1626 impulsion1631 tentative1632 essaya1641 infall1645 attack1655 stroke1698 insult1710 coup de main1759 onfall1837 hurrah1841 beat-up of quarters1870 offensive1887 strafe1915 grand slam1916 hop-over1918 run1941 strike1942 1584 Allen in Edinb. Rev. (1883) 378 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 56 The king following, gaue no attempt vnto the citie, for that he knew to be but vaine. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. vi. 39 Hee Prepares for some attempt of Warre. View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 629 These strong attempts of the Enemy did not terrify the Hollanders. b. A personal assault made upon a person's life, a woman's honour, etc. Now usually requiring specification: ‘an attempt upon the life of,’ etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > defilement of chastity or woman > attempt at attempt1594 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. D4^v I see what crosses my attempt will bring. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 116 A Repulse though your Attempt (as you call it) deserue more. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 258 The Maid will I frame, and make fit for his attempt . View more context for this quotation 1885 N.E.D. at Attempt Mod. Another attempt upon the life of the Czar. †c. figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by some hostile or injurious agency onfalleOE oncomea1225 sailing13.. visitinga1382 siegec1385 assault1508 visitation1535 assaulting1548 onset1566 assailment1592 blow1594 insult1603 attempt1662 attack1665 offencea1677 seizure1881 1662 H. More Antidote Atheism (1712) iii. xv. 135 That all the Species of things..came first out of the Earth, by the omnifarious attempt of the particles of the matter upon one another. 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity i. iii. 51 Coming off from all the attempts of adversity with victory and triumph. †4. Temptation, seduction. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > temptation foundingOE flattering?c1225 tempting1303 temptation1340 impugnation1398 fanda1400 triala1557 attempt1611 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > seduction misusement1553 sarding1598 attempt1611 seduction1785 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. ix. 4 Vse not much the companie of a woman that is a singer, least thou be taken with her attempts . View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 295 To avoid Th' attempt it self, intended by our Foe. For hee who tempts..at least asperses The tempted with dishonour foul. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). attemptv. Brit. /əˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S. /əˈtɛm(p)t/ Forms: Also 1600s attemp, attemt. Etymology: < Old French (14th cent.) attempte-r, Latinized spelling of attenter = Provençal attentar , Italian attentare < Latin attemptāre , attentāre , to strive after, try, attack, < at- = ad- to, at + temptāre , tentāre , to try, test, frequentative of tendĕre to stretch. See also the rarer attent n. I. To try, endeavour, essay. 1. transitive. To make an effort, to use one's endeavour to do or accomplish some action: a. with infinitive. To endeavour, try, essay. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > to do something cuneOE seekc1000 fanda1225 suec1325 tastec1330 enforcec1340 study1340 temptc1384 intendc1385 assaila1393 proffera1393 to make meansc1395 search?a1400 fraistc1400 pursuec1400 to go aboutc1405 pretend1482 attempta1513 essay?1515 attend1523 regarda1533 offer1541 frame1545 to stand about1549 to put into (also in) practice1592 prove1612 imitate1626 snap1766 begin1833 make1880 a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxiv. sig. i.iii^v The foresayd wylde gees attempten by no way To hurte theyr fruytes. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. i. 39 You must..eyther not attempt to choose at all, Or sweare, etc. View more context for this quotation 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 8 Him he attempts, with studied Arts to please. 1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) I. 256 The truths, we may attempt to communicate. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 173 Phenomena in which science never attempts to discover law. b. with vbl. n., noun of action, or pron. representing them: To try, essay. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] fandOE assayc1300 tryc1315 provec1330 adventurea1387 sayc1390 paina1400 havec1400 practisea1450 afforcec1487 afond1488 attempta1538 procure1574 endeavour1581 offer1611 poacha1616 attent1620 to venture at1623 essay1641 attentate1656 smacka1657 tempt1697 to try at1794 to have a go1802 to make a (good, poor, etc.) fist1833 tackle1847 to have or take a whack at1891 to make (or have, etc.) a stab at (something)1895 to have a dash (at)1916 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 15 Many..wych wythout profyt had attemptyd the same. 1558 Queen Elizabeth I in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1725) I. App. i. 2 Not to attempt..chaunge of any ordre or usage presently establyshed. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 2 Whosoeuer attempteth anything for the publike. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 262 Oth. Vncle I must come forth. Gra. If thou attempt it, it will cost thee deere. View more context for this quotation 1754 D. Hume Hist. Eng. iv To embolden her to attempt extorting the right of investitures. 1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 26 Without attempting any reply. 1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) i. §3. 22 To attempt the conversion of the English. c. absol. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) i. iv. 79 Our doubts..Makes [sic] vs loose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt . View more context for this quotation 2. elliptical. To essay to engage with or have to do with, to try to accomplish or attain (any action or object of activity, esp. one attended with risk or danger); to venture upon, try one's fortune with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] > attempt to obtain or attain to found toOE keepc1000 seekc1000 throwa1393 minta1400 intentc1450 to try for1534 sue1548 attempt?c1550 reachc1571 assay1595 put1596 to lay in for1599 climba1616 captate1628 court1639 obseek1646 solicit1717 to make a bid for1885 ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 81 The battayle was soe fearselie attempted as whoe shulde say eche mann thrested other's life. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 117 Courage and Hardiness to attempt the Seas. 1701 Acct. Life in T. Stanley Hist. Philos. (ed. 3) sig. a^v Stanley was not the first who had attempted this Province. 1858 in Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 189 The vessel must not attempt the port, but continue at sea. †3. To try to use or in use; to try the effect or operation of, make trial of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > make experiment of or with [verb (transitive)] afondc1300 assailc1300 found1340 assay1377 taste1382 experiment1524 experience1541 try1545 attempt1563 practise1632 explore1667 experimentate1670 to taste of1700 to try out1888 to try (something)(on) for size1979 fand- 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1317/2 Some also there wer, which attempted y^e penne agaynst hym. 1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. xii. 230 After they..had attempted all other ways and means. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxix. 94 Every one of these remedies has been..attempted. II. To try to influence or move. †4. To try with afflictions. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] > afflict overharryeOE aileOE swencheOE besetOE traya1000 teenOE to work (also do) (a person) woeOE derve?c1225 grieve1297 harrya1300 noyc1300 travailc1300 to work (also do) annoyc1300 wrath14.. aggrievea1325 annoya1325 tribula1325 to hold wakenc1330 anguish1340 distrainc1374 wrap1380 strain1382 ermec1386 afflicta1393 cumbera1400 assayc1400 distressc1400 temptc1400 encumber1413 labour1437 infortune?a1439 stressa1450 trouble1489 arraya1500 constraina1500 attempt1525 misease1530 exercise1531 to hold or keep waking1533 try1539 to wring to the worse1542 pinch1548 affligec1550 trounce1551 oppress1555 inflict1566 overharl1570 strait1579 to make a martyr of1599 straiten1611 tribulatea1637 to put through the hoop(s)1919 snooter1923 the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > cause mental pain or suffering to [verb (transitive)] heavyc897 pineeOE aileOE sorryeOE traya1000 sorrowOE to work (also do) (a person) woeOE angerc1175 smarta1200 to work, bake, brew balec1200 derve?c1225 grieve?c1225 sitc1225 sweam?c1225 gnawc1230 sughc1230 troublec1230 aggrievea1325 to think sweama1325 unframea1325 anguish1340 teen1340 sowa1352 distrainc1374 to-troublea1382 strain1382 unglad1390 afflicta1393 paina1393 distressa1400 hita1400 sorea1400 assayc1400 remordc1400 temptc1400 to sit (or set) one sorec1420 overthrow?a1425 visit1424 labour1437 passionc1470 arraya1500 constraina1500 misgrievea1500 attempt1525 exagitate1532 to wring to the worse1542 toil1549 lament1580 adolorate1598 rankle1659 try1702 to pass over ——1790 upset1805 to touch (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the raw1823 to put (a person) through it1855 bludgeon1888 to get to ——1904 to put through the hoop(s)1919 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cxxx. [cxxvi.] 369 Sir Olyuer of Clyssone, whom I can nat loue nor neuer dyde, nor he me (who shall attempte me with rygorous wordes). 1550 Duke of Somerset in M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall Pearle Pref. sig. Avij It please God for a tyme to attempte vs wyth hys scourge, and to proue if we loued hym. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iii. §4. 95 O Pain, in vain doest thou attempt me. 5. a. To try with temptations, try to win over, seduce, or entice; to tempt. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > tempt afondOE fandOE assailc1225 temptc1230 tenta1250 attempta1513 assay1532 assaulta1535 attack1655 a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) ii. xix. sig. r.i Sore attempted by his gostly ennemy. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 8 God..Hinder'd not Satan to attempt the minde of Man. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 26 They attempt us, as the Devil did Adam, in our Weaker part. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 102 It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien should attempt the blameless King. b. Const. to do something, to an action, course, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > tempt > to or to do something attempta1513 allure?1577 a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) ii. xix. sig. r.i The bedyls of Belial attempted full fast The erle and his countesse, to kepe theyr opinion. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xi. sig. Y2^v Why then will ye, fond Dame, attempted bee Vnto a strangers love. View more context for this quotation a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 119 His Highness should not be attempted to recede from the Religion. 1815 J. Berridge Christian World Unmasked 22 Nothing will be found, I fear, to attempt [1773 tempt] a man to be a thief. †6. To endeavour to obtain or attract. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > endeavour to obtain attempta1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. i. 128 This man of thine Attempts her loue. View more context for this quotation 1749 S. Johnson Vanity Human Wishes 27 Must..No Cries attempt the Mercies of the Skies? †7. To try to move, to seek to influence (by reasoning, entreaty); to address with urgency. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > try to persuade stirc1380 pressc1440 fanda1500 attempta1547 invite1548 procure1551 to threap (something) upon1571 to set upon ——1652 flog1793 a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Bii Leful be it for the For to attempt hys fansye by request. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 418 Deere sir, of force I must attempt you further, take some remembrance of vs as a tribute. View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1457 I have attempted one by one the Lords..With supplication prone and Fathers tears To accept of ransom for my Son. View more context for this quotation 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. ii. 261 She had been oft attempted..by the perswasions of good men. III. To try with violence or force, make an attack upon. 8. a. intransitive (with indirect passive) To make an attempt of hostile nature, an attack, or assault upon (an enemy, a fortress, life, property, an institution, etc.). French attenter sur. Obsolete (now ‘to make an attempt upon,’ or as 9.) ΚΠ 1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana i. v. 90 That wicked desire in you to attempt upon her honour. 1645 O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches (1871) I. 179 We look to be attempted upon euery day. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 482 If..your interest be attempted upon. 1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride iv. i. 50 Look that she attempt not on her Life. †b. To attempt nothing, the like, upon = to make no, the like, attempt upon. French rien attenter sur. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1616 W. B. in T. Overbury et al. His Wife, with New Elegies (7th impr.) sig. ¶7^v Attempt the like on his vnspotted Fame. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 17 If you cannot Barre his accesse to'th'King, neuer attempt Any thing on him. View more context for this quotation 1745 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 5 Something will be attempted upon Us this Winter by the Enemy. 9. transitive. To try to master, take by force, or overthrow; to attack, assail, assault: a. an enemy, fortress, etc. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] greetc893 overfallOE riseOE assail?c1225 to lay on or upon?c1225 onseekc1275 to set on ——c1290 infighta1300 saila1300 to go upon ——c1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 annoyc1380 impugnc1384 offendc1385 to fall on ——a1387 sault1387 affrayc1390 to set upon ——1390 to fall upon ——a1398 to lay at?a1400 semblea1400 assayc1400 havec1400 aset1413 oppressa1425 attachc1425 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 fray1465 oppugn?a1475 sayc1475 envaye1477 pursue1488 envahisshe1489 assaulta1500 to lay to, untoa1500 requirea1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 assemblec1515 expugn1530 to fare on1535 to fall into ——1550 mount1568 attack?1576 affront1579 invest1598 canvass1599 to take arms1604 attempt1605 to make force at, to, upon1607 salute1609 offence1614 strikea1616 to give a lift at1622 to get at ——1650 insult1697 to walk into ——1794 to go in at1812 to go for ——1838 to light on ——1842 strafe1915 1605 S. Rowlands Hell's broke Loose sig. D2^v With courage now let vs our selues addresse, Attempting on the sodaine Munster Towne. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 233 How I should escape from them, if they attempted me. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 169/2 They attempted the Capitol by night. 1813 Examiner 22 Feb. 120/2 The Bank was attempted, but it was saved by the soldiery. b. in various figurative and transferred senses. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack (of hostile agency) besetOE infighta1300 saila1300 seeka1300 visitc1340 beclipc1380 entainc1380 seizec1381 offendc1385 affectc1425 rehetea1450 take1483 attaintc1534 prevent1535 attach1541 attempt1546 affront1579 buffeta1593 to get at ——1650 assault1667 insult1697 to lay at1899 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > take hostile measures against riseOE raisec1384 heave at1546 to shove at1577 endeavour?1589 to give a lift at1622 attempt1749 to rise upon1816 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Dii What attempth you, to attempt vs, To come on vs before the messanger thus? 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xv. 239 That no disordered blast attempt her braided haire. 1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. Dec. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1473 The former would not have attempted..the liberties of Rome. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 67 Those rash hands which attempted his father's crown. †c. To make an attack upon the chastity of, to try to ravish or seduce. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > a woman > attempt to solicit1600 attempt1607 tempta1721 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 4 Apes that attempt Women. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. vii. 109 The Iudges..who attempted Susanna. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xviii. 41 When one of our Sex finds she is attempted. d. to attempt the life of: to try to take the life of, try to kill. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > kill [verb (transitive)] > try to kill to attempt the life of1743 1743 J. Morris Serm. iii. 73 The unbelieving Jews frequently attempted the life of Jesus. 1883 Liverpool Daily Post 31 Dec. The life of Mr. Forster was repeatedly attempted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1548v.a1513
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