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ἀναξηραίνω

ἀναξηραίνω, to dry up

ἀναξηρ-αίνω, fut. -ᾰνῶ: aor. ἀνεξήρᾱνα, Ion. -ηνα, Ep. subj. ἀγξηράνῃ:—
  • dry up, ὡς δʼ ὅτʼ ὀπωρινὸς Βορέης . . ἀλωὴν αἶψʼ ἀγξηράνῃ Il. 21.347; τὰ ὑποζύγια ἀρδόμενα ἀνεξήρηνε [τὴν λίμνην] Hdt. 7.109:—Pass., Hp. Aër. 8, Phylarch. 50, Ph. 2.511, etc.
      • 2 metaph., consume, exhaust, οἶκον ἀ. ὀδόντες Call. Cer. 114.
    • II dry again, after bathing, in Pass., Hp. Acut. 65.

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