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atene.

To irritate; grill; vex; annoy.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To irritate; grill; vex; annoy.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English atenen, ateonen, from Old English *ātēonian, *ātȳnan, *ātīenan, from a- + tēonian (“to injure, irritate, slander”), and tȳnan, tīenan (“to irritate, vex, trouble, insult, revile”), equivalent to a- + teen.

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