The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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