EXPERIENCE (2)

Ex‐pe″ri‐ence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Experienced (–enst); p. pr. & vb. n. Experiencing (–en‐sĭng).] 1. 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.
The partial failure and disappointment which he had experienced in India. Thirwall. 2. 2. To exercise; to train by practice.
The youthful sailors thus with early care Their arms experience, and for sea prepare. Harte. To experience religion (Theol.), to become a convert to the doctrines of Christianity; to yield to the power of religious truth.