Meaning & use
Essayed
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Attempted or tried something, especially something difficult or untested.
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He essayed a difficult passage on the piano before the recital.
The actor essayed the role of the aging king with surprising nuance.
A note on using this word
This is the older, literary sense of "essay" as a verb meaning "to try," distinct from the noun referring to a written composition.
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