Atte
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At the.
Attemper
[Verb transitive]
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1. To reduce,
modify or moderate by mixture; as, to attemper heat by a cooling mixture, or spirit by
diluting it with water.
3. To
mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
attempered with kindness and justice.
Attemper
[Verb transitive]
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1. To reduce,
modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.
3. To
mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
attempered with kindness and justice.
A tempering, or
mixing in due proportion.
1. Tempered; proportioned; suited.
2. Hope must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise.
Attemperate
[Verb transitive]
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Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Attemperate
[Verb transitive]
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Attempered
[Participle present tense]
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Reduced in quality; moderated;
softened; well mixed; suited.
Attempered
[Imperfect tense and past participle]
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Attempering
[Participle present tense]
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Moderating in quality;
softening;
mixing in due proportion; making suitable.
Attempering
[Present participle and verbal noun]
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In a temperate manner. [Not in use.]
Attempt
[Noun]
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An essay, trial or
endeavor; an attack; or an effort to gain a point.
Attempt
[Verb transitive]
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1. To make an effort to effect some object; to make trial or experiment; to try; to
endeavor; to use
exertion for any purpose; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.
2. To attack; to make an effort upon; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
3. This verb is not always followed by an object, and appears to be intransitive; but some object is understood, or a verb in the infinitive follows in the place of an object; as, he attempted to speak.
Attempt
[Noun]
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A essay, trial, or
endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort.
Attempt
[Verb intransitive]
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To make an attempt; -- with upon.
Attempt
[Verb transitive]
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1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to
endeavor to do or perform (some action); to
assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.
2. To try to move, by
entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to
tempt.
3. To try to
win,
subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman.
4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
That may be attempted, tried or attacked; liable to an attempt, or attack.
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
Attempted
[Participle passive]
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Essayed; tried; attacked.
Attempted
[Imperfect tense and past participle]
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One who attempts, or attacks.
1. One who attempts; one who essays anything.
Attempting
[Participle present tense]
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Trying; essaying; making an effort to gain a point; attacking.
Attempting
[Present participle and verbal noun]
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Attend
[Verb intransitive]
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1. To
listen; to regard with attention; followed by to.
5. My son, attend to my words.
7. He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 66:19 .
8. To fix the attention upon, as an object of pursuit; to be
busy or engaged in; as, to attend to the study of the scriptures.
9. To wait on; to
accompany or be present, in
pursuance of duty; with on or upon; as, to attend upon a committee; to attend upon business. Hence,
10. To wait on, in service or worship; to serve.
11. That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
13. To stay; to delay. obsolete
14. For this perfection she must yet attend
16. To wait; to be within call.
Attend
[Verb transitive]
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1. To go with, or
accompany, as a companion, minister or servant.
2. To be present; to
accompany or be united to; as a cold attended with fever.
3. To be present for some duty, implying charge or oversight; to wait on; as, the physician or the
nurse attends the sick.
4. To be present in business; to be in company from
curiosity, or from some connection in affairs; as, lawyers or spectators attend a court.
5. To be consequent to, from connection of cause; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
6. To
await; to remain,
abide or be in store for; as, happiness or misery attends us after death.
7. To wait for; to lie in wait.
8. To wait or stay for.
9. Three days I promised to attend my
doom.
11. Their hunger thus
appeased, their care attends.
12. The doubtful fortune of their absent friends.
13. To regard; to fix the mind upon.
15. This is not now a legitimate sense. To express this idea, we now use the verb
intransitively, with to, attend to.
16. To expect. [Not in use.]
Attend
[Verb intransitive]
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1. To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or
comply; to pay regard; to
heed; to
listen; -- usually followed by to.
2. To
accompany or be present or near at hand, in
pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon.
3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business.
4. To wait; to stay; to delay.
Attend
[Verb transitive]
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1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give
heed to; to regard.
2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.
3. To go or stay with, as a companion,
nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to
accompany or follow in order to do service; to
escort; to wait on; to serve.
4. To be present with; to
accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.
5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a
concert, a business meeting.
6. To wait for; to
await; to remain,
abide, or be in store for.
1. The act of waiting on, or serving.
2. Of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
Hebrews 7:13 .
3. A waiting on; a being present on business of any kind; as, the attendance of witnesses of persons in court; attendance of members of the legislature.
4. Service; ministry.
5. Receive attendance
6. The persons attending; a train; a
retinue.
7. Attention; regard; careful application of mind.
9. Expectation. obsolete
Attendance
[Verb transitive]
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1. Attention; regard; careful application.
2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
3. Waiting for; expectation.
4. The persons attending; a
retinue; attendants.
The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an
attendant.
Attendant
[Adjective]
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1. Accompanying; being present, or in the train.
2. Other suns with their attendant moons.
4. In law, depending on or owing service to; as, the wife attendant to the heir.
1. One who attends or accompanies, in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, minister or servant; one who belongs to the train.
2. One who is present; as an attendant at or upon a meeting.
3. One who owes service to or depends on another.
4. That which accompanies or is consequent to.
5. A love of fame, the attendant of noble spirits.
6. Shame is the attendant of vice.
1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or
suitor.
2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.
4. One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.
Attendant
[Verb transitive]
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1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.
2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as
consequential; consequent; as,
intemperance with all its attendant evils.
3. Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir.