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assay

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ASSAY

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>
2
to make an effort to do <assaying the task of writing his autobiography>
Near Antonyms drop, give up, quit

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