atticize

[ at-uh-sahyz ]
/ ˈæt əˌsaɪz /
(often initial capital letter)

verb (used without object), at·ti·cized, at·ti·ciz·ing.

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

verb (used with object), at·ti·cized, at·ti·ciz·ing.

to make conformable to Attic usage.

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Also especially British, at·ti·cise.

Origin of atticize

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

Words nearby atticize

attic base, attic order, attic salt, attica, atticism, atticize, atticotomy, attila, attila the hun, attingent, attire
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