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atene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
atene
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To irritate; grill; vex; annoy.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English atenen, ateonen, from Old English *ātēonian, *ātȳnan, *ātīenan, from a- + tēonian (“to injure, irritate, slander”), and tȳnan, tīenan (“to irritate, vex, trouble, insult, revile”), equivalent to a- + teen.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

atenes (present, singular) atening (participle, present) atened (participle, past) atened (past)

Questions

What does atene mean?
To irritate; grill; vex; annoy.
Where does atene come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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