† experimentateadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Arising in the course of experience; experimental.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [adjective] > empirical
experimental1526
empiric1576
empirical1588
experimentate1651
occulta1652
empiric1772
rule of thumb1816
empiricist1864
practico-empirical1913
1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs Pref. 2 And having had an experimentate opportunity to know.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† experimentatev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make an experiment of, to try as an experiment.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > make experiment of or with [verb (transitive)]
afondc1300
assailc1300
found1340
assay1377
taste1382
experiment1524
experience1541
try1545
attempt1563
practise1632
explore1667
experimentate1670
to taste of1700
to try out1888
to try (something)(on) for size1979
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1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. iii. 325 This advertisement was experimentated by the Heads of the Factions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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