Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Proved by experience.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of experiment.

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Examples

  • During the mid-1850s, Darwin experimented with land snails (see this old post).

    Archive 2009-03-01 AYDIN 2009

  • Morfin experimented with making pumpkin pie yesterday and it made the whole house smell wonderful.

    November 17th, 2008 rachelcaine 2008

  • Wain experimented with patterns and cats, and even quite late in life was still producing conventional cat pictures ...

    Boing Boing: February 19, 2006 - February 25, 2006 Archives 2006

  • Nobel laureates Ting and Richter have again experimented in most successful ways.

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1976 - Presentation Speech 1992

  • I know all of the enticing forms that jumpsuits can take, and the few times that I 'experimented' -- well, let's just say that the flashbacks are debilitating.

    Say It Ain't So - A Dress A Day 2008

  • I know all of the enticing forms that jumpsuits can take, and the few times that I 'experimented' -- well, let's just say that the flashbacks are debilitating.

    February 2008 2008

  • Sean brought his over to the Adafruit shop today and we "experimented" - it looks great!

    MAKE Magazine 2009

  • The labels experimented with different bundle configurations, looking to see what buyers really wanted.

    Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010

  • The labels experimented with different bundle configurations, looking to see what buyers really wanted.

    Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010

  • The labels experimented with different bundle configurations, looking to see what buyers really wanted.

    Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010

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