企てる (to plan, to attempt)

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The formal/literary verb 企てる ('to plan, to plot, to attempt'), used especially for grave acts — 自殺を企てる, 殺人を企てる, 反乱を企てる. The kanji 企 (人 over 止) etymologically depicts standing on tiptoe to look ahead.

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