To make an attack or assassination attempt; to commit an attentat.
From French 'attentater' or directly from Latin 'attemptare' (to attack). This is an extremely rare English verb, mainly found in historical or diplomatic contexts.
The verb 'attentate' is so rare that most modern spell-checkers flag it as incorrect, yet it technically exists in English diplomatic language and older historical texts about European politics.
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