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touch
subs.
Sense of:
P. ἁφή, ἡ, ἐπαφή, ἡ.
Blow:
P. and V. πληγή, ἡ.
A touch of,
met.: use τι, e.g., a touch of suspicion: P. and V. ὑ̆πονοίας τι.
Be in touch with:
P. and V. ὁμῑλεῖν (dat.).
Get into touch with
(an enemy): P. and V. ὁμόσε χωρεῖν (dat.).
Bring into touch with, adapt:
P. and V. προσαρμόζειν ; see adapt.
Put the finishing touch to:
see under finishing.
touch
v. trans.
P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.) (Plat.), V. θιγγά̆νειν (gen.) (also Xen.), προσθιγγά̆νειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.) (rare P.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.), προσψαύειν (absol.), ποτιψαύειν (absol.), χρώζειν (acc.) (Eur. Phoen. 1625).
Met., affect, move: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), θιγγά̆νειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.); see affect.
Overcome:
P. κατακλᾶν, P. and V. θέλγειν (Plat. but rare P.), τέγγειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. νῑκᾶν.
Soften:
V. μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μᾰλάσσειν.
Take in hand:
P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπῐχειρεῖν (dat.). Ar. and P. μετᾰχειρίζειν (or mid.). V. θιγγά̆νειν (gen.) (also Xen. but rare P.), προσθιγγά̆νειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.).
Touch at, put in at:
P. and V. προσσχεῖν (2nd aor. of προσέχειν) (dat. or εἰς, acc. or V. acc. alone). P. σχεῖν (2nd aor. of ἔχειν) (dat. or πρός. acc.), V. ψαύειν (gen.) (Eur. Or. 369); see under put in.
Touch on:
see touch upon.
Border on:
P. ἔχεσθαι (gen.).
Touch up, work up:
Ar. and P. ἀ̆περγάζεσθαι.
Touch upon:
P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.) (Eur. Hec. 586). P. ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.) (Plat. Rep. 449d); see discuss, skim.

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