1.(Metal.) To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
2.To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument. "Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution."
3.(Chem.) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to test a solution by litmus paper.
4.To administer a test (8) to (someone) for the purpose of ascertaining a person's knowledge or skill; especially, in academic settings, to determine how well a student has learned the subject matter of a course of instruction.
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