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ATTICIZE
Etymology
Verb
Atticize (third-person singular simple present Atticizes, present participle Atticizing, simple past and past participle Atticized)
(intransitive) To side with the Athenians.
(intransitive) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
Source: Wiktionary
At"ti*cize, v. t. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.
At"ti*cize, v. i.
1. To side with the Athenians.
2. To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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