ensaye — meaning in English

English meaning

• assay noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
• rehearsal noun A practice session for a performance, to prepare before it happens in front of an audience.

Senses

ensaye is used for these senses in English:

• assay Trial, attempt.
• assay The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
• rehearsal The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.

assay — full definition

1. noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
2. verb To carry out such a test on a substance, especially an ore or metal.

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