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`tt-tan-u-ata (o-ten’yo'o-fit’) u. -at-ed. -at-lng. -ates. — tr.
`3’ °' 3 Person- 13- The writ
`1. To make slender, fine, or small. 2. To reduce, as in force
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`t9. tacks. - tr. 1. To set
`or amount; weaken. 3. To lessen the density of; rarely.
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`ticize strongly or hostilel .
`. 4. Biol. To make (bacteria or viruses) less virulent.
`and vigor: attack a pro
`.5. Electron. To reduce (the amplitude of an electrical signal)
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`v: The disease attacked ,th
`. with little or no distortion. — intr. To become thin, weak, or
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`1 attack; launch an assa
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`line. — adj. (-yéb-‘it). 1. Reduced or weakened, as in strength,
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`tracking; an assault. 2. An
`‘ value, or virulence. 2. Bot. Gradually tapering to a point.
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`stile comment: newspaper
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`:[Lat. attenuére, attenudt- : ad-, ad- + tenuare, to make thin
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`action in a sport or game. ‘
`l (< tennis, thin; see ten-').] ——ntsten’u-altlon n.
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`ction. 4. The initial move-
`ll-ten-uqvtor (a-tén'yo‘o-é'ur) n. A device that attenuates
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`snset of a disease, esp. an
`an electrical signal.
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`fittest (o—tést’) v. -test-ed. -test-ing. -tests. — tr. 1. To af-
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`3 The experience or begin-
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`.I. Mus. The beginning or
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`firm to be correct, true, or genuine. 2. To certify by signature
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`ge, or tone. b. Decisivenees’
`or oath. 3. To supply or be evidence of. 4. To put under oath.
`[FL attaquer < OFr. <l
`—intr. To bear witness; give testimony: attested to their ood
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`- at-tncitl at n.
`faith. —n. Archaic. Attestation. [Lat. attestdri: ad-, af— +
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`a. -talns. - tr. 1. To gain
`.lestdri, to be witness (< testis, witness; see trel-').] —at-
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`ve at, as by ersistence or
`tut'ant n. —nt’tes-tn'tlon (at'Es-taishon, it’s-stab) n.
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`nail. — intr. o succeed in
`-It-toat’er. at-tes'tor n.
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`[E atteignen < OFr. atain-
`It‘tlc (it,1k) n. 1. A story directly below the roof of a building.
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`rttangere < Lat. attinger
`,- 2. A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical facade.
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`tag-£1 —at-taln'a-bil'-
`[< Attic story, story of a building enclosed by one decorative
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`tain’a-blo adj.
`“structure placed above another, much taller decorative struc-
`ancient common law, th
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`4 hue, usu. involving the Attic order, an architectural order
`[laced when a sentence for"
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`‘ having square columns of any of the basic five orders < Fr.
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`n. 2. Obsolete. Dishonor.
`,attique < attique, Attic < Lat. Atticus. See Arne]
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`OFr. ataindre, to convict,
`lt°tlc (at/1k) adj. 1. Of or relating to ancient Attica, Athens,
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`- or the Athenians. 2. Characterized by purity, simplicity, and
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`he act of attaining or the
`‘. elegant wit: Attic prose. —n. The ancient Greek di ect of
`nething that is attained.
`> Ania. [Lat. Atticus < Gk. Auikos < Attiké, Attica]
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`int'lng. -talnta. 1. To im
`:‘Atctl-ca (at’i-ka). An ancient region of E-central Greece sur—
`ss a sentence of attainder
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`rounding Athens.
`:orrupt, as with illness 0
`AMI-clam (at’i-siz’3m) n. 1. A characteristic feature of Attic
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`. 1. Obsolete. Attainder.
`Greek. 2. lttlclsm. A concise and elegant expression.
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`1E attainten < OFr. ataint,1
`M'tl'la (it’l-o, a-til'a). A.D. 406?-453. King of the Huns
`THIN]
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`014332—453) who invaded the Roman Empire.
`ot-to (606) n. A fragrant
`fitttlre (a-tir') tr.u. eflred. -tir-lng. -tlres. To dress or clothe,
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`om flowers: attar of roserf‘
`9 esp. in elaborate garments. — n. 1. Clothing or array; appar-
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`:rfume.]
`,. el. 2. The antlers of a deer. [ME atiren < OFr. atirier: a-, to
`tsian poet and mystic best‘
`~ (< Lat. ad—; see m-) + tire, order, rank; see 115111.]
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`of the Birds.
`~lt'tl'tude (it’l—ttfiyd’, -tyo"od’) n. 1. A position of the bod or
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`). A river, c. 748 km (465
`manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude.
`. A
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`; from Attawaplskat Lake
`state of mind or a feeling; disposition: an attitude of hostility.
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`. 3. The orientation of an aircraft’s axes relative to a reference
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`ad. -tempt-In . -temptn.
`line or plane. 4. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its
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`. To try to per orm, make,
`. direction of motion. 5. A position in which a ballet dancer
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`I. Aralraic. To attack with
`v stands on one leg with the other raised and bent at the knee.
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`An effort or a try. 2. An
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`(Ft. < Ital. attitudine < LLat. apzizfido, aptitudin-, faculty <
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`< OFr. attemprer < Lat.‘
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`- Lat. aptus, fit. See Amman] —at'tl-tu'di-nal (at'i-to‘odl-
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`rust] ~at-tempt'a-ble 2
`n-al, ~tyo‘od’-) adj.
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`:It-tlotu-di-nize (it’i-tood'n-iz', -tyo‘odl-) intr.v. -nlzed.
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`lolng. -tends. — tr. 1. To-
`.~ nlz'lng. mil-es. To assume an affected attitude; posture.
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`circumstance or follow as
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`Ill-tle-bor-o (it'l-bflr’é, —b1'1r’6). A city of SE MA NE of
`t upon as a companion or
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`1 .l’rovidence RI. Pop. 38,383.
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`yns at tendz. 4. To take
`'ltt-loe (it'le), Clement Richard. 1883—1967. British politi-
`Archaic. To wait for; ex-'
`cian who served as prime minister (1945 -51).
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`: mu. abbr. Attention.
`1 take care; give attention.
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`a pay attention. 5. To re-
`1.1tt0— preffOne quintillionth (10"13): attotesla. [< Dan. or
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`ete. To dela or wait. [ME‘
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`~ Norw. atten, eighteen < ON .3an... See oktb(u)‘.]
`tenders, to eed : ad-, ad-
`j li-tom (a—tum’) intm. -torned. -tom-lng. —toms. Law. To
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`, agree to remain as a tenant of property after its ownership has
`: act of attending. 2. The
`been transferred. [ME attoum'en < OFr. atorner, to assign to
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`t are present. 3. The fre-
`: a-, to (< Lat; ad-; see AD-) + torner, to turn; see rum]
`sent.
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`nt-tom'ment n.
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`who attends or waits on
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`~ “WW-neg (a—tfir'né) n., pl. -neys. Law. A person legally ap-
`An accompanying thin or
`ll;
`inted y another to act as an agent in the transaction of
`ii. 1. Bein present: siips
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`usiness, esp. one licensed to act in legal proceedings. [ME
`lying or fo owin as a re-’
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`attourney < OFr. atorne < ppm. of atomer, to appoint. See
`wtend'unt-ly a u.
`; mom] —at-tor’ney-shlp’ n.
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`)ne who is present at or
`Anomaly at law or atetor-ney—at—law (o-nirlne-at-lof) n., pl.
`, at -eo‘.
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`attorneys at law or at-tor-nays-at-law (-nez-). Law. An at-
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`tomey.
`ng the principal supervis-
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`n.
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`“attorney general n., pl. attorney: general or attorney gen-
`n on the regular medical‘
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`-. «Ila. Law. 1. The chief law officer and legal counsel of a
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`ioentration of the mental h
`government. 2. Attorney General. The head of the US. De-
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`Lg. 2. The ability or power
`artrnent of Justice and a member of the President’s cabinet.
`ant consideration; notice.
`tact (attain!) u. -tractted. -tract-ing. -tracts. — tr. 1. To
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`cause to draw near or adhere; direct to or toward itself or
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`tantlons. Acts of courtes
`. oneself. 2. To arouse or compel the admiration or attention
`.. A military posture, with
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`—- interj. Used as a com-
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`of. —int‘r. To possess or use the power of attraction. [ME
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`osture. [ME attencioun <
`attracten < Lat. attrahere, attract- : ad—, ad- + trahere, pull.]
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`. —at-tract'aoble adj. —at-tractler. atotrac'tor n.
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`tt~tracotlon (a-trak’shan) n. 1. The act or capability of at-
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`A childhood syndrome 1‘
`‘t. tracting. 2. The quality of attracting; charm. 3. Something
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`that attracts or is intended to attract.
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`short attention span.
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`e that a person can focus
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`It-trac-tlve (a-trak’tiv) adj. 1. Having the power to attract.
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`[out diversion.
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`2. Pleasing to the eye or mind; charming. — at-trac'tlve-ly
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`adv. —at-tracltlve-ness n.
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`; care or attention; watch-
`devoted attention to the
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`' Ittrlb. abbr. Gram. Attribute; attributive.
`gym at thoughtful. —- at-
`It-trlb-ute (artrib’yo'ot) rm). -ut-en. -ut~ing. —utes. 1. To
`ua n.
`relate to a cause or source; ascribe. 2. To regard as the work
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`of a‘specified agent or creator. —n. (at’ra-bycfot’). 1. A
`qual'
`or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or
`some ing. 2. An object associated with and serving to iden-
`tify a character, a personage, or an office. 3. Gram. A word
`or phrase syntactically subordinate to another word or phrase
`that it modifies; for example, my sister’s and brown in my
`sister’s brown dog. [Lat. attribuere, attribfit— : ad—, ad- +
`tribuere, to allot; sec mmJ — at'trlb'ut-a-ble adj. — at-
`tribtut-er. at-trlb'u-tor n.
`at-trli-bu-tion (at’ra-byd'o’shan) n. 1. The act of attributing,
`esp. of establishing a person, place, or time as the creator,
`provenance, or era of a work of art. 2. Something related to
`a particular possessor; an attribute. - at’trl-bu’tlomal adj.
`at'trlb'mtlve (a-tr‘ib’ya-tiv) n. Gram. A word or word group
`that is
`laced adjacent to the noun it modifies without a link-
`in vet
`; for example, pale in the pale girl. — adj. 1. Gram.
`O , relating to, or being an attributive. 2. Of or having the
`nature of an attribution or attribute. —a’t-trlb'u-tlve-ly
`adv, — at-trib'u-tlve-ness n.
`.
`at-trit (a-trit') also at-trlte (a-trit') tm. -trlt-ted. otrltsting.
`Anita also -trlt'ed. -trlt-lng, -trites. 1. To lose (personnel,
`for example) by attrition. 2. To destroy or kill (troops, for
`example) by fire ower. [Back-formation < amnion]
`at-tri-tion (a-trisli’on) n. 1. A rubbing away or wearing down
`by friction. 2. A adual diminution in number or strength.
`3. A
`adual re uction in membership or personnel, as
`throat
`retirement or death. 4. Theol. Repentance for sin
`motivated by fear of punishment. [ME attricioun, regret,
`breaking < OFr. attrition, abrasion < LLat. attritié,
`attritifin-, act of rubbing against < Lat. attritus, p.part. of
`atterere, to rub against : ad—, against; see AD— + terere, to
`rub; see tare-"J
`At‘tu (at/tdo’). An island of SW AK in the Aleutian Is.
`At-tuCKS (at'aks), Crispus. 1723?—70. Amer. patriot killed in
`the Boston Massacre.
`at-tune (ato‘on', a-tyo—on’) rm. -tuned. -tun-ing. -tunes.
`1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship.
`2. Mus. To put (an instrument) into correct tune.
`atty. abbr. Law. Attorney.
`Atty. Gen. abbr. Law. Attorney General.
`At-wa-ter (at/wé’tar, -w6t' or). A city of central CA WNW of
`Merced. Pop. 22,282.
`a‘twltster (a-tw‘it’ar) adj. Being in a state of nervous excite—
`ment; twittering: a crowd atwitter with expectation.
`at wt abbr. Atomic weight.
`a-typ-i-cal (a—t‘ipli-kal) also a-typ-ic Hit) adj. Not conform-
`ing to type; unusual or irregular. — a’typ-I-cal’l'ty (~kal'-
`i-tE) n. —a-typ’l-eal-ly adv.
`au n. Author.
`Au The symbol for the element gold In. [< Lat. durum, gold]
`a.u. or A.u. abbr. Angstrom unit.
`A.U. abbr. Astronomical unit.
`au-bade (o-bad’) n. 1. Mus. A song or instrumental compo-
`sition concerning or evoking daybreak. Z. A poem or song of
`or about lovers separating at dawn. [FL < OFr. albade <
`OProv. albada < alba, dawn, aubade < Lat., fem. of albus,
`white. See albho-‘.]
`Aube (6b). A river of NE France flowing c._225 km (140 mi) to
`the. Seine R. NNW of Troyes.
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`Au-ber (6-ber'), Daniel Francois Esprit. 1782—1871. French
`composer whose operas include Fra Diavolo (1829).
`au-ber-glne (o/bEr—zhén', olbar-jén) n. See eggplant 1. [FL
`< Catalan albergina < Ar. al-bédinjfin, the eggplant < Pers.
`bddingfin]
`Au-her-vll-liers (é’barevél-yi' ). A town of N-central France
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`NE of Paris. Pop. 67,719.
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`Au~brey (6'bre), John. 1626—97. English antiquarian best
`known for his Brief Lit/es, published posthumously.
`au-burn (olborn) n. Color. A moderate reddish brown to
`brown. [ME <1 OFr. abome, blond < Lat. alburnus, whitish
`< ulbus, white. See albho-'.] -—au’burn adj.
`Au-bum (6’ born). 1. A city of E AL ENE of Montgomery. Pop.
`33,830. 2. A city of 5 ME on the Androscoggin R.; settled in
`1765. Pop. 24,309. 3. A city of W-central NY in the Finger
`Lakes region WSW of Syracuse; founded 1793. Pop. 31,258.
`'4. A city of W WA ENE of Tacoma. Pop. 33,102.
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`Aucbus-son (6’ ba—san, -s6N’ ) n. A tapestry or carpet woven in
`Aubusson, a city of central France, or similar to the ones
`made there.
`A.U.€. abbr. Lat. 1. Ab urbe condita (from the founding of the
`cfiy [of Rome in 753?. a.c.]). 2. Anne urbis conditae (in the
`year from the founding of the city [of Rome in 753? n.c.]).
`Auck‘land (6k’ land). A city of New Zealand on an isthmus of
`NW North I. Met. area pop. 860,000.
`au con-rant (6’ krirriirs’) adj. Fully informed on current af-
`fairs; up-to~date. [Fr.
`: au, in the + courant, current.]
`aucwtlon (6k'shan) n. 1. A public sale in which property or
`goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2. Games. The bidding
`in bridge. - tux. -tloned. -tion-lng, -tions. To sell at or by
`an. auction: auctioned off the inventory. [Lat. auctié', auction-
`< auctus, p.part. of auge're, to increase. See aug-‘.]
`auction bridge n. Games. A variety of bridge in which tricks
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