Meanings
verbattinge (third-person singular simple present attinges, present participle attinging, simple past and past participle attinged)
present singular third person attinges · participle present attinging · participle past attinged · past attinged
- obsoletetransitiveTo touch lightly.
ambient parts of the Body (which are attinged with its yellow Attire)
1685, Samuel Collins, A Systeme Of Anatomy
Origin
- Latinattingō“to touch”
- Englishattinge
From Latin attingō (“to touch”). Doublet of attain and attainder.
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Rhymes with attinge
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attinge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attinge
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“attinge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attinge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attinge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attinge.
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