† 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. ati{cced}ar, 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.
| c 1450 Merlin xxi. 366 He hath me atised to bataile. 1490 Caxton Eneydos xii. 46 Crye mercy vnto the goddis..atyse and drawe theym by sacrifyces. 1509 Barclay Ship of Fooles (1570) 245 Thou makest youth such as thou doest attice To lese the vertue of manhood. 1557 Paynell Barclay's Jugurth 50 Attysed to the prodycion of their master. |