attemptate

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noun

An attempt.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounattemptate (plural attemptates)

plural attemptates

  1. obsoleteAn attempt.
  2. obsoleteAn attack.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchattemptat
  2. Englishattemptate

From Middle French attemptat (modern French attentat). Doublet of attentat.

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APA

attemptate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemptate

MLA

“attemptate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemptate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attemptate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemptate.

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