atticize

(ˈætɪˌsaɪz) or

atticise

vb (intr)

to conform or adapt to the Attic Greek style of expression, habits, and beliefs

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There was a special word of sorts for Athenian expansionism in the Greek language, attikizo, 'to Atticize,' to become like or join the Athenians" (2005, 14).

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because he Atticizes; before the Spartans, because he's a lover of

The Upright Man: Favorinus, his Statue, and the Audience that Brought it Low

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