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essay


I - noun
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition (Freq. 13)
Derivationally related forms:
essayist
Hypernyms:
writing, written material, piece of writing
Hyponyms:
composition, paper, report, theme, disquisition,
memoir, thanatopsis
2. a tentative attempt (Freq. 2)
Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

II - verb
1. make an effort or attempt (Freq. 1)
- He tried to shake off his fears
- The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
- The police attempted to stop the thief
- He sought to improve himself
- She always seeks to do good in the world
Syn:
try, seek, attempt, assay
See Also:
try out (for: try)
Derivationally related forms:
essayer, attempt (for: attempt), attempter (for: attempt), try (for: try), trier (for: try)
Hypernyms:
act, move
Hyponyms:
take a dare, pick up the gauntlet, fight, struggle, have a go,
give it a try, grope, endeavor, endeavour, strive, give it a whirl,
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure,
run a risk, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s (for: try)
- They essay to move
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
Syn:
test, prove, try, try out, examine
Derivationally related forms:
examination (for: examine), examiner (for: examine), tryout (for: try out), trier (for: try), trial (for: try), test (for: test), testing (for: test)
Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Hyponyms:
control, verify, float, field-test
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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