attempt | (verb) enter upon an activity or enterprise | Synonyms: set about, undertake |
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(verb) make an effort or attempt | Synonyms: assay, essay, seek, try |
empty | (verb) excrete or discharge from the body | Synonyms: evacuate, void |
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(verb) become empty or void of its content | Synonyms: discharge |
(verb) make void or empty of contents | - |
(verb) remove the contents of a container | - |
(verb) leave behind empty; move out of | Synonyms: abandon, vacate |
exempt | (verb) grant exemption or release to | Synonyms: excuse, let off, relieve |
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(verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | Synonyms: free, relieve |
preempt | (verb) acquire for oneself before others can do so | - |
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(verb) make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | - |
(verb) gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) | - |
(verb) take the place of or have precedence over | Synonyms: displace |
tempt | (verb) induce into action by using one's charm | Synonyms: charm, influence |
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(verb) dispose or incline or entice to | Synonyms: allure |
(verb) try presumptuously | - |
(verb) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | Synonyms: entice, lure |
(verb) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | Synonyms: invite |
(verb) try to seduce | - |