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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.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of atticize1

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

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