ἀποκαθαίρω
apokathairo
clear, cleanse
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀποκαθαίρω, aor. inf. -ῆραι 11.129, but subj. -άρῃ CP 1.17.10:—Α. clear, cleanse or clean quite, ἀ. τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὰ χειρόμακτρα upon the towels, Cyr. 1.3.5; τοῖς προσθίοις ἀ. σκέλεσιν, of flies, PA 683a29:—Pass., Pr. 958b5:—Med., rid oneself of, ib. 880a32. 2. refine metal by smelting, 9.1.23; ῥητίνη ἀποκεκαθαρμένη purified, 1.25: metaph., ἀποκεκαθάρθαι τὴν φωνήν to be pure in dialect, Hist. Conscr. 21. II. cleanse off, clear away, τὰς τραπέζας Pax 1193; ἀ. τὰς βαναύσους τέχνας εἰς οἰκετῶν καὶ μετοίκων χέρας Comp.Lyc.Num. 2; remove by purging or clearing, ἴκτερον 4.71; ἀ.ἄνω purge by emetics, Morb. 3.9:—Pass., to be removed by purging, VM 19: generally, to be got rid of, Ti. 72d, HA 568b9; to be thrown off, Mete. 383a34:—Med., ἀποκαθήρασθαί τι get rid of a thing, 104b, Sim. 25; τινός rid oneself of . ., Cyr. 2.2.27.
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