Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX-PER'I-MENT, v.i.

1. To make trial; to make an experiment; to operate on a body in such a manner as to discover some unknown fact, or to establish it when known. Philosophers experiment on natural bodies for the discovery of their qualities and combinations.
2. To try; to search by trial.
3. To experience. [Not used.] Locke.