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Webster 1913 Edition

Attollent

At-tol′lent

,
Adj.
[L.
attollens
, p. pr. of
attollere
;
ad
+
tollere
to lift.]
Lifting up; raising;
as, an
attollent
muscle
.
Derham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Attollent

ATTOL'LENT

,
Adj.
[L. attollens, attollo, of ad and tollor, to lift.]
Lifting up; raising; as an attollent muscle.

ATTOL'LENT

,
Noun.
a muscle which raises some part, as the ear, the tip of the nose, or the upper eye lid; otherwise called levator and elevator.

Definition 2024

attollent

attollent

English

Adjective

attollent ‎(not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Lifting up; raising.
    an attollent muscle
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Latin

Verb

attollent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of attollō

Etymology

From Latin attollens, present participle of attollere; ad + tollere ‎(“to lift”).

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