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Antonyms for essayed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun es-ey for 1, 2; es-ey, e-sey for 3–5; verb e-sey
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɛs eɪ for 1, 2; ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ for 3–5; verb ɛˈseɪ

Definition of essayed

Origin :
  • 1590s, "short non-fiction literary composition" (first attested in writings of Francis Bacon, probably in imitation of Montaigne), from Middle French essai "trial, attempt, essay," from Late Latin exagium "a weighing, weight," from Latin exigere "test," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + agere (see act) apparently meaning here "to weigh." The suggestion is of unpolished writing.
  • verb try, attempt
Example sentences :
  • She essayed to introduce Gracie; not one of them attempted a bow.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The chair was placed, and Miss Lucindy essayed to climb, but vainly.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • So they went bobbing about in a tub, and we, with a like paucity of equipment, essayed to follow them.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable.
  • Extract from : « War is Kind » by Stephen Crane
  • He took the pen in his graspless hand, and essayed to write.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • His answer was a sigh, and when she chid him for it, he essayed a smile that was yet more melancholy.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Pray narrate to me, Ischomachus, I beg of you, what you first essayed to teach her.
  • Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon
  • When I first essayed to part with you and journey homewards, I was doubly blest.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • Thus the two men who essayed the role of emperor of Mexico ended their career.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • He essayed to estimate just how much they would probably like Julia.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Synonyms for essayed

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