Atray

//əˈtɹeɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass. dialectal, transitive

Synonyms

afflict cag distress engrieve grame grief

Etymology

From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray.

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