Synonym: endeavor, make an effort, try. Similar words: caveat emptor, preempt, exempt from, temple, temporal, temporary, temperature, contemplate. Meaning: [ə'tempt] 
n. 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. the act of attacking. v. 1. make an effort or attempt 2. enter upon an activity or enterprise.
n. 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. the act of attacking. v. 1. make an effort or attempt 2. enter upon an activity or enterprise. 
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271 She spoke to both sides in the dispute in an attempt to smooth things over.
272 Covent Garden has made some attempt to make opera accessible to a wider public.
273 His attempt at a dignified resignation had turned into a three-ring circus.
274 I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.
275 In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.
More similar words: caveat emptor, preempt, exempt from, temple, temporal, temporary, temperature, contemplate, tempestuous, contretemps, latter, matter, attend, contemporary, battery, pattern, scatter, no matter, attend to, attendant, shattered, attenuate, a matter of, attention, attendance, pay attention to, as a matter of fact, at that time, prompt, symptom.