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.

Nearby words

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

Also especially British, at·ti·cise.

Origin of atticize

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

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