v. Obs. [a. F. atterre-r, or It. atterrare, f. à to + F. terre, It. terra, L. terra earth.] To bring to the ground, humble.
1598. Sylvester, Du Bartas, II. Ded. (1641), 74. Your renown alone Atterrs the stubborn and attracts the prone. Ibid. (1614), Bethulian, IV. 2. Judith the while, trils Rivers from her eyes, Atterrs her knees.
