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To venom; stingTo venom; sting
UK/ˈætə/US/ˈætəɹ/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal)To venom; sting
(UK, dialectal)To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake
Origin
From Middle English atter, ater, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from ProtFrom Middle English atter, ater, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą (“gland, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd-, *h₂oyd- (“tumor, abscess”), related to Ancient Greek οἶδος (oîdos, “swelling, tumour, abscess, produced by internal action”).
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Forms
atters, attering, attered, atteredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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