Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attempt

present participle of attempt

Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.

One who attempts.

plural of attempter

Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.

(archaic) To attemper.

A device that regulates the temperature in a fluid system.

(law) A crime in which rape was the motive for an assault, although no rape was carried out.

Obsolete form of attemper.