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assay

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1 the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel

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2 archaic an effort to do or accomplish something

the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness

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trial and error

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1 to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

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2 to make an effort to do

assaying the task of writing his autobiography

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“Assay.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assay. Accessed 28 January 2020.

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