attempt (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. cōnātum (esp. in pl.)2. cōnātus, ūs3. inceptum4. tĭrōcĭnĭum (a first a.)5. pĕrīcŭlum • attempt (subs.): 1. cōnātum (esp. in pl.): Caes.: Juv. 2. cōnātus, ūs: to desist from an a., conatu desistere, Caes.: I have checked your atrocious a.s, compressi tuos nefarios conatus, Cic. 3. inceptum: to desist from an a., incepto absistere, Liv.; favour, O goddess, my a.s., inceptis annue, diva, meis, Ov. 4. tĭrōcĭnĭum (a first a.): he wished to make his first a., and to give a proof of his eloquence in impeaching L. Paulus, in L. Paulo accusando t. ponere et documentum eloquentiae dare voluit, Liv.: Quint. 5. pĕrīcŭlum: v. trial, experiment.--Note. Of the preceding words, conatus and conatum imply effort: inceptum only a beginning: tirocinium is fig. and rare.