Attain, v. a. 1. Procure (by effort), acquire, get, obtain, gain, win, secure, achieve, compass, accomplish, effect, hit.
2. Reach, arrive at, come to, attain to.
Attain to, Reach, attain, arrive at, come to.
Attainable, a. Compassable, achievable, practicable, feasible, possible.
Attainder, n. Corruption of blood.
Attainment, n. 1. Attaining, getting, acquisition.
2. Acquirement, accomplishment, erudition, learning, information, enlightenment, wisdom, stock of knowledge, mental resources.
Attaint, v. a. 1. Taint, corrupt, stain.
2. (Law.) Punish by corruption of blood.
Attar of roses, Oil of roses, ottar of roses, otto of roses.
Attemper, v. a. 1. Temper, moderate, allay, alleviate, soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, qualify, appease.
2. Adapt, suit, fit, proportion.
Attempt, v. a. 1. Try, assay, essay, make trial or experiment of.
2. Undertake, go about, set about, take in hand, endeavor to accomplish.
Attempt, v. n. Try, strive, endeavor, seek, aim, make an attempt, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned.
Attempt, n. Effort, trial, essay, endeavor, experiment, undertaking, enterprise.
Attend, v. a. 1. Accompany, escort, follow, go with, go along with, keep company with.
2. Guard, watch, have in keeping.
3. Serve, lackey, minister to, wait on, dance attendance on.
4. Be present at.
5. Await, be in store for, be ready for.
Attend, v. n. 1. Listen, hearken, hear, give ear, pay attention.
2. Tend, serve, wait, be attendant.
Attendance, 1. Presence.
2. Service, ministration, waiting on.
Attendant, a. Accompanying, attending.
Attendant, n. 1. Follower, satellite, companion, fellow, associate, escort.
2. Servant, vassal, servitor, dependant, retainer, squire, domestic, footman, lackey, valet, waiter, flunkey, underling, menial, understrapper, tender.
3. Accompaniment, concomitant, attendant circumstance.
Attend on, Accompany, serve, wait on, be in waiting upon, be within call of.
Attend to, 1. Mind, heed, notice, regard, observe, mark, be attentive to, pay regard to, give heed to, take heed of, take notice of, give or pay attention to, give a thought to, be mindful of.
2. Look after, look to, see to.
3. Practise, pursue, follow.
Attention, n. 1. Care, heed, regard, heedfulness, mindfulness, notice, observation, consideration, advertence, circumspection, watch, watchfulness.
2. Application, reflection, study.
3. Civility, courtesy, politeness, deference, respect, regard.
Attentive, a. Mindful, heedful, observant, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful, thoughtful, regardful, awake, alive, wide awake, on the alert, on the lookout.
Attentive to, Mindful of, occupied with, taken up with, absorbed in.
Attenuate, v. a. 1. Dilute, thin, rarefy, make thin, make less dense.
2. Lessen, diminish, contract, reduce.
Attenuation, n. Thinning, diminishing, contracting.
Attest, v. a. 1. Witness, certify, endorse, confirm, ratify, corroborate, support, authenticate, seal, vouch for, bear out, set one's hand and seal to.
2. Adjure, invoke, call to witness.
3. Prove, show, exhibit, manifest, confess.
Attestation, n. Attesting, authentication, confirmation, testimony, witness, proof, evidence, seal.
Attic, a. Chaste, classic, classical, pure, correct, refined, elegant, polished, in good taste.
Attic, n. 1. Athenian, Athenian author.
2. Garret, loft, cockloft, upper story.
