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)

1. (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

• attingent

References

• “attinge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• tintage

Interlingua

Verb

attinge

1. present of attinger
2. imperative of attinger

Italian

Verb

attinge

1. third-person singular present indicative of attingere

Anagrams

• gattine, gitante

Latin

Verb

attinge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of attingō