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[A.S. teonan, tynan = to make angry.] To make angry. ( Chron. of Eng., 61.) *a-tê'yn, v.t. [Fr. tanner = to tire, to tease, to weary.] To overfatigue. "Kyng Richard was almost atenyt." Richard, 4,847. (S. in Boucher .) = to make propitious; dominate to act as a dominus or lord over; radiate = to make or emit radii, i.e., rays. III. As a termination in nouns: 1. In ordinary words it is office or dignity; as tribunate = the office or dignity of a tribune. 2. In chemical terms it is used in naming salts. Theic of the acid is changed into -ate , and the word thus formed is connected by of with the name of the substance combined with the acid. Thus, from acetic acid comes acetates ; as acetates of lead, copper , alumina , . From sulphuric acid comes sulphates ; as of soda , lime, and alumina. Ath-a-pas-kăn, a & s. I. As adjective: Pertaining to a widely distributed family of North American languages and tribes. II. As substantive: A member or a language of that family.