1. To try; to make an attempt at; to assay.
2. To try to move by temptations; to tempt.
3. (Archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
In law, a partial or unsuccessful commission of a crime. An attempt must be more than preparation for a crime; it must involve actual efforts to commit a crime.

1. To attract or elicit; SYN. fetch, pull, pull in, draw, draw in.
2. To be attractive to; SYN. appeal.
3. To direct toward itself or oneself; SYN. pull, pull in, draw in.

(Alternate spelling: endeavour).
To attempt by employing effort; SYN. endeavour, strive.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for endeavor.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: strove, striven).
To exert much effort or energy; SYN. reach, strain.

1. To entice to do; SYN. allure.
2. To give rise to a desire; SYN. invite.
3. To try presumptuously
4. To try to seduce.

1. To make an effort or attempt; SYN. seek, attempt, essay, assay.
2. To test the limits of; SYN. strain, stress.
3. To give pain or trouble to
4. To melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; SYN. render.