at|tenu|ate
/əte
njue
I
t/ (attenuates
, attenuating
, attenuated
) VERB
To
attenuate
something means to reduce it or weaken it. [FORMAL
] □ [V
n]
at|tenu|at|ed
/əte
njue
I
t
I
d/ ADJ
An
attenuated
object is unusually long and thin. [FORMAL
] □
at|test
/əte
st/ (attests
, attesting
, attested
) VERB
To
attest
something or
attest
to
something means to say, show, or prove that it is true. [FORMAL
] □ [V
+
at|tic /æ t I k/ (attics ) N‑COUNT An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
at|tire
/əta
I
ə
r
/ N‑UNCOUNT
[with poss] Your
attire
is the clothes you are wearing. [FORMAL
] □
at|tired
/əta
I
ə
r
d/ ADJ
[adv ADJ
] If you describe how someone is
attired
, you are describing how they are dressed. [FORMAL
] □ [+
at|ti|tude ◆◆◇ /æ t I tjuːd, [AM ] -tuːd/ (attitudes )
1
N‑VAR
Your
attitude
to
something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave. □ [+
2 N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to someone as a person with attitude , you mean that they have a striking and individual style of behaviour, especially a forceful or aggressive one. [JOURNALISM ] COLLOCATIONS attitude NOUN 1
opinion:
view:
point of view:
perspective:
stance:
at|ti|tu|di|nal
/æ
t
I
tjuː
d
I
n
ə
l, [AM
] -tuː
d-/ ADJ
[usu ADJ
n]
Attitudinal
means related to people's attitudes and the way they look at their life. [FORMAL
] □
at|tor|ney ◆◇◇ /ətɜː r ni/ (attorneys )
1
N‑COUNT
In the United States, an
attorney
or
attorney at law
is a lawyer. □
2 → see also District Attorney SYNONYMS attorney NOUN
lawyer:
solicitor:
counsel:
advocate:
barrister:
At|to r|ney Ge n|er|al (Attorneys General ) N‑COUNT A country's Attorney General is its chief law officer, who advises its government or ruler.
at|tract ◆◆◇ /ətræ kt/ (attracts , attracting , attracted )