v. Obs. rare. [? a. OF. atife-r (15th c. attiffer) f. à to + OF. tifer to adorn, deck out, trick out, perh. f. L.Ger. (Du.) tippen to cut the ends of the hair, to trim, f. tip, TIP. (Burguy, Diez.) In mod.F., attifer is familiar, often rather ironical, and said chiefly of dressing the head; cf. Eng. titivate.] To adorn, deck (the person).
a. 1230. Ancr. R., 420. Þauh heo atiffe hire nis nout muchel wunder. Ibid., 360. Let oðre atiffen hore bodi.
