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experienced \ex*pe"ri*enced\ ([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*enst), p. p. &
a.
Taught by practice or by repeated observations; skillful or
wise by means of trials, use, or observation; as, an
experienced physician, workman, soldier; an experienced eye.
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The ablest and most experienced statesmen. --Bancroft.
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Experience \Ex*pe"ri*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Experienced}
([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*enst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Experiencing}
([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*en*s[i^]ng).]
1. To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to
prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot
or fortune of; to have befall one; to be affected by; to
feel; as, to experience pain or pleasure; to experience
poverty; to experience a change of views.
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The partial failure and disappointment which he had
experienced in India. --Thirwall.
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2. To exercise; to train by practice.
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The youthful sailors thus with early care
Their arms experience, and for sea prepare. --Harte.
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{To experience religion} (Theol.), to become a convert to the
doctrines of Christianity; to yield to the power of
religious truth.
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