What is to endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden called?
tempt — To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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