atticize

US: (at′ə sīz′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

at•ti•cize  (at′ə sīz′), v., -cized, -ciz•ing. (often cap.)
v.i. 

1. to affect Attic style, usages, etc.;
   intermingle with Attic elements.
2. to favor or side with the Athenians.

v.t. 

3. to make conformable to Attic usage.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] at′ti•cise′. 

• Greek attikízein to speak Attic, side with Athens. See Attic, -ize
• 1600–10