atticize

[ at-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, at·ti·cized, at·ti·ciz·ing.

1. to affect Attic style, usages, etc.; intermingle with Attic elements.
2. to favor or side with the Athenians.

verb (used with object)

, at·ti·cized, at·ti·ciz·ing.

1. to make conformable to Attic usage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of atticize¹

1600–10; < Greek attikízein to speak Attic, side with Athens. See Attic, -ize