attrist

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s
obsolete
: sadden

Word History

Etymology

French attrister, from Middle French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -trister (from triste sad, from Latin tristis)

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“Attrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attrist. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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