You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 11.

Son and Daughter Day

Today’s word is essay, spelled e-s-s-a-y.

essay /eˈseɪ/ verb [transitive] formal

to attempt to do something

There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful.

He had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move.

will essay a dramatic role for the first time

The procedure was first essayed in 1923.

The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps.

As Jacobi, who essayed the part on TV in 1978, put it, "the great dichotomy of playing Richard is that he is always his own audience".

—The Guardian, Jul 2, 2012

The Arabic and Sephardic pieces tended to be more intricately modal and to allow for more extended, virtuosic improvisation, which these players essayed with their characteristic energy and nuance.

—New York Times, Jun 15, 2012

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