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attractant
attraction
attractive
attractively
attractor
attribute
attribution
attributive
attrit
attrition
Attu
attune
atty.
Atty. Gen.
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attrit

at·trit [ ə trít ] (past and past participle at·trit·ted, present participle at·trit·ting, 3rd person present singular at·trits)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
wear down: to wear something down little by little, especially enemy forces by persistent attacks ( informal )

[Mid-20th century. Back-formation <attrition]
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