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atticize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-ti-cize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To side with the Athenians.

Intransitive verb

verb

To use or convert to Attic Greek, or the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Attic + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Atticizes (present, singular) Atticizing (participle, present) Atticized (participle, past) Atticized (past) Atticise (alternative)

Questions

What does atticize mean?
To side with the Athenians.
Where does atticize come from?
From Attic + -ize.

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