attrite

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈtɹaɪt/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== attrite (third-person singular simple present attrites, present participle attriting, simple past and past participle attrited) Alternative form of attrit. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin attrītus (“ground”). ==== Adjective ==== attrite (comparative more attrite, superlative most attrite) (archaic) Regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment. Antonym: contrite (archaic) Worn by rubbing or friction. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === tattier, titrate == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [atˈtriː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [atˈtriː.te] === Participle === attrīte vocative masculine singular of attrītus