try Copy link Outline I. To put to the test, make trial of1. expĕrior, pertus, 42. perīclĭtor, 1 (to put to the test by actual use; whereas experior may refer to a mere trial)3. tento, 1 (to test)4. pĕrīcŭlum (alicujus rei) facio5. explōro, 16. prŏbo, 17. specto, 1 (esp. to t. gold or silver; sitting and watching the process)II. To attempt1. cōnor, 12. tento; also, tempto, 1 (esp. when repeated efforts are spoken off)3. perh. expĕrior, 4 (though always with a different shade of meaning from Eng.)III. To examine judicially1. jūdĭco, 1 (to exercise the function of a judex, i. e. either a sitting or presiding judge)2. cognosco, nōvi, nĭtum, 3 (to hold a judicial inquiry3. phr., jūdĭcium exercēre (said of the presiding judge) • try: I. To put to the test, make trial of: 1. expĕrior, pertus, 4: to t. the strength of a poison, veneni vim ex., Cic. Coel. 24, 58: to t. gold, aurum ex., cf. Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 59, experimentum auri (see also infr. 7): foll. by subj. clause: I should like to t. what daring you can display, ex. libet quantum audeatis ..., Liv. 25, 38, med.: to t. all means (turn every stone), omnia ex., Ter. Andr. 2, 1, 11. 2. perīclĭtor, 1 (to put to the test by actual use; whereas experior may refer to a mere trial): to t. one's powers, vires ingenii p., Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 157: also, like preced., foll. by subj. clause: quid nostri auderent periclitabatur, Caes. B. G. 2, 8. 3. tento, 1 (to test): to t. a person's skill, scientiam alicujus t., Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32: I tried what I could do in that line, tentavi quid in eo genere facere possem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 7. 4. pĕrīcŭlum (alicujus rei) facio: v. trial. 5. explōro, 1: v. to test. 6. prŏbo, 1: to t. the edge of a knife, mucronem cultri p., Petr. 70: also, aciem, acumen tentare, Burm. ad l. 7. specto, 1 (esp. to t. gold or silver; sitting and watching the process): t.'d by fire, igne spectatus (fig.), Cic. Off. 2, 11, 38: Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 25 (spectare in ignibus aurum). Phr.: gold t.'d in the fire, aurum ad obrussam, Suet. Ner. 34. See also tried. II. To attempt: 1. cōnor, 1: v. to attempt, endeavour. 2. tento; also, tempto, 1 (esp. when repeated efforts are spoken off): they t.'d to dip in the ocean, tentarunt aequore tingi, Ov. M. 2, 172: I will t. to speak on this (difficult) subject, tentabo de hoc dicere, Quint. 6, 2, 29: Cic. In this sense less freq. foll. by ut and subj.: the senate was t.ing to carry on the government without a king, senatus tentabat, ut ipse gereret sine rege rempublicam, Cic. Rep. 2, 12. 3. perh. expĕrior, 4 (though always with a different shade of meaning from Eng.): cf. Smith's L. Dict. s. v. (II.). III. To examine judicially: 1. jūdĭco, 1 (to exercise the function of a judex, i. e. either a sitting or presiding judge): a man experienced in t.ing matters, homo in rebus judicandis spectatus, Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 10, 29: v. to judge. 2. cognosco, nōvi, nĭtum, 3 (to hold a judicial inquiry: said of the presiding judge): to t. a case, causam c., Quint. 4, 1, 3: absol. Verres t.'d the case, Verres acted as judex, Verres cognoscebat, Verres judicabat, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 10, 26: oft. with de and abl.: id. Ph. 5, 19, 53, etc. [N.B.--Not to be used with personal object.] 3. phr., jūdĭcium exercēre (said of the presiding judge): Cic. Arch. extr. Note also the phr., quaestionem exercere (to have the t.ing of all cases under a particular statute): to have the duty of t.ing cases of murder, quaestionem inter sicarios ex., Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54. See also trial.
TRY Copy link • TRYTo attempt, rem or rem facere tentare: experiri: conari: periclitari (aliquem or aliquid; e.g., periclitari Romanos, Nep.): periculum facere alicujus or alicujus rei: moliri (to endeavor to effect a great and difficult work): audere (to attempt a great and dangerous work). ☞ Probare, in this sense, is without classical authority. To try my strength, tentare aliquid possim: let us try our strength, experiamur, quid uterque possit: I tried what I could do, tentavi quid possem: to try if, etc., experiri si, etc. To put to the test, tentare: examinare: explorare [SYN. in EXAMINE]. To try (gold, etc.), aliquid ad obrussam exigere: to try by fire, igni spectare aliquid and (figuratively) aliquem (Cic.): to try anybody’s fidelity, alicujus fidem inspicere (Ov.): to try, or try on, a garment, vestem probare or experiri: to try a horse, equum tentare: to try a medicine, medicamentum usu explorare (Cels.). To put upon trial, interrogare: quaerere [Vid: TRIAL]. To try a cause, causam cognosces (of the judge); judicem esse de aliqua re: judicem sedere in aliquem (of a juror, etc). To tempt, s.