attinge
English
Etymology
From Latin attingō (“I touch”). Doublet of attain and attainder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈtɪnd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -ɪndʒ
Verb
attinge (third-person singular simple present attinges, present participle attinging, simple past and past participle attinged)
- (obsolete, transitive) To touch lightly.
- 1685, Samuel Collins, A Systeme Of Anatomy:
- ambient parts of the Body (which are attinged with its yellow Attire)
Related terms
References
- “attinge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Verb
attinge
Italian
Verb
attinge
- third-person singular present indicative of attingere
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Latin
Verb
attinge
- second-person singular present active imperative of attingō