† appeˈtisse, -ˈtyce, v. Obs. rare.
[a. Fr. appetisser (Cotgr.), 12th c. apetisier, mod. apetisser (on Romanic type *adpetītiāre), f. à to + petit small.]
To make small, diminish, lessen.
| 1474 Caxton Chesse 91 All wordly thynges ben mortefyed and appetissed in olde men. 1484 ― Ordre of Chyv. 85 Thus shalle be..yre and Inpacyence and the other uyces appetyced and lassed. |