assay[verb]Synonyms: try, attempt, endeavor, essay, offer, seek, strive, struggle, undertake, estimate, appraise, assess, evaluate, rate, set (at), survey, valuate, value
Related Idioms: make an effort to
Related Words: venture,
demonstrate,
prove,
test,
try,
analyze,
resolve,
calculate,
compute,
reckon [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
as‧say /əˈseɪ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: assaier, essaier, from Late Latin exagium; ⇒ essay1]
to test a substance, especially a metal, to see how pure it is or what it is made of
—assay /əˈseɪ, ˈæseɪ $ ˈæseɪ, æˈseɪ/
noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲