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| NOUN | 1 | essay | An analytic or interpretive literary composition |
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| 2 | essay | A tentative attempt | |
| VERB | 1 | essay, try, seek, attempt, assay | Make an effort or attempt |
| 2 | essay, test, prove, try, try out, examine | Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |
| Sounds | ehsey'; eh'sey. |
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| Rhymes | divorcee, fiance, gainsay, and 7 more rhymes in sey... |
| Meaning | An analytic or interpretive literary composition. |
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| Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing |
| Narrower | composition, paper, report, theme; disquisition; memoir; thanatopsis |
| Nouns | essayist |
| Meaning | A tentative attempt. |
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| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
| Verbs | essay |
| Meaning | Make an effort or attempt. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They essay to move |
| Examples | "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps" |
| Synonyms | try, seek, attempt, assay |
| Broader | act, move |
| Narrower | take a dare, pick up the gauntlet; fight, struggle; have a go, give it a try; grope; endeavor, endeavour, strive; give it a whirl, give it a try; gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance; risk, put on the line, lay on the line |
| Entailed by | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods |
| Nouns | essay; essayer |
| Meaning | Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | test, prove, try, try out, examine |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge |
| Narrower | control, verify; float; field-test |
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