atroke

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verb

To fail; give out; become faint.

OriginMiddle English atrokien →
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Meanings

verbatroke (third-person singular simple present atrokes, present participle atroking, simple past and past participle atroked)

present singular third person atrokes · participle present atroking · participle past atroked · past atroked · alternative attroke

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo fail; give out; become faint.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishatrokien
  2. Englishatroke

From Middle English atrokien, atrukien (“to fail”), equivalent to a- + troke or a- + truck.

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APA

atroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atroke

MLA

“atroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atroke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atroke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atroke.

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