"attrist" meaning in English

See attrist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈtɹɪst/ Forms: attrists [present, singular, third-person], attristing [participle, present], attristed [participle, past], attristed [past]
Etymology: From French attrister (“to sadden”). Compare triste (“sad”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|attrister||to sadden}} French attrister (“to sadden”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} attrist (third-person singular simple present attrists, present participle attristing, simple past and past participle attristed)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To sadden; to make sad. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-attrist-en-verb-2Omn-B7m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Synonyms: contristate, tristitiate, aggrieve, attrist [archaic], begloom [archaic], begrieve [archaic], besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, contristate [obsolete], darken, dash, deject, depress, desolate, dispirit, engrieve [archaic], forset [UK, dialectal, figuratively], get down, grieven, moan [obsolete], oppress, repent [archaic], rue [obsolete], sadden, sadden up, tristitiate [obsolete], ungladden, unhappy, upset

Inflected forms

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          "word": "forset"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
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          "word": "moan"
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          "word": "contristate"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "darken"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "dash"
        },
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "depress"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "desolate"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "dispirit"
        },
        {
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
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          "word": "sadden up"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
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          "word": "tristitiate"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "ungladden"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:sadden",
          "word": "unhappy"
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      "ipa": "/əˈtɹɪst/"
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