atticize

especially British, at·ti·cise

[at-uh-sahyz]

verb (used without object)

atticized, atticizing 

1. to affect Attic style, usages, etc.; intermingle with Attic elements.

2. to favor or side with the Athenians.

verb (used with object)

atticized, atticizing 

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