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† aˈttice, v. Obs.
Forms: 5 atyse, -ise, 6 attise, -yse, -ice.
[a. OF. atisier, -icier, -icher (mod. attiser), cogn. with Pr. atizar, Sp. atizar, Pg. atiçar, It. attizare:—late L. or Romanic *attitiāre, lit. ‘to put the brands of a fire closer together,’ f. at- = ad- to + titio brand. See at- prefix3. Cf. entice.]
To stir up, instigate, urge to a course of action; to gain over, allure, entice.
c1450Merlin xxi. 366 He hath me atised to bataile. 1490Caxton Eneydos xii. 46 Crye mercy vnto the goddis..atyse and drawe theym by sacrifyces. 1509Barclay Ship of Fooles (1570) 245 Thou makest youth such as thou doest attice To lese the vertue of manhood. 1557Paynell Barclay's Jugurth 50 Attysed to the prodycion of their master. |