ATTEMPT | • attempt v. To try. • attempt v. (Obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt. • attempt v. (Archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome. |
BENEMPT | • benempt v. Simple past tense and past participle of bename, Alternative form of benamed. • BENAME v. to name, mention. |
BYNEMPT | • bynempt v. (Obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of bename. • BENAME v. to name, mention. |
COEMPT | • COEMPT v. to buy up the entire supply of a product. |
CONTEMPT | • contempt n. (Uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something… • contempt n. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace. • contempt n. (Law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body. |
DEMPT | • DEEM v. to hold as an opinion. |
DIREMPT | • dirempt adj. (Obsolete, past participial) Distinct; separate; secrete; divided. • dirempt v. (Transitive, principally in philosophy) To separate; to divide; to break off. • DIREMPT v. to separate into two. |
EMPT | • empt v. (Obsolete) To empty. • Emp't n. (Law) Abbreviation of employment. • EMPT v. (dialect) to empty. |
EXEMPT | • exempt adj. Free from a duty or obligation. • exempt adj. (Of an employee or his position) Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime. • exempt adj. (Obsolete) Cut off; set apart. |
KEMPT | • kempt adj. (Now humorous) neat and tidy; especially used of hair. • KEMPT adj. combed, tidy. |
MISDEMPT | • misdempt v. (Obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of misdeem. • MISDEEM v. to judge unfavourably. |
NEMPT | • NEMN v. (obsolete) to name. |
NONEXEMPT | • nonexempt adj. Not exempt. • nonexempt adj. (Law) Subject to taxation; not within any category of income to which taxes are not applied. • nonexempt n. One who is not exempt. |
PREEMPT | • preempt v. (Transitive) To appropriate first. • preempt v. (Transitive) To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc). • preempt v. (Transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first. |
PREEXEMPT | • PREEXEMPT v. to exempt beforehand. |
REATTEMPT | • reattempt v. (Transitive) To attempt again. • reattempt n. Another attempt. • REATTEMPT v. to attempt again. |
TEMPT | • tempt v. (Transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. • tempt v. (Transitive) To attract; to allure. • tempt v. (Transitive) To provoke something; to court. |
UNKEMPT | • unkempt adj. (Of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled. • unkempt adj. (By extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up. • unkempt adj. (Figurative) Rough; unpolished. |
VERKLEMPT | • verklempt adj. (US, colloquial) Overcome with emotion, choked up. • verklempt adj. (US, colloquial) Flustered, nervous, overwhelmed. • VERKLEMPT adj. overcome with emotion, choked up. |