ἀποξηραίνω

apoxeraino

dry up

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Colours 3
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Chapter 1 791a1–792a3

792a1
Chapter 4 794a16–794b11

794a27
Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

794b24
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 10 388a10–389a23

388b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποξηραίνω, A. dry up, τὸ ἀρχαῖον ῥέεθρον-ξηρῆναι Hdt. 2.99:—Pass., to be dried up, of rivers, ἀποξηρανθῆναι Id. 1.75; ἀπεξηρασμένου τοῦ . . ῥεέθρου ib.186, cf. 7.109. 2. generally, dry completely, τὰς ναῦς lay them up, Th. 7.12:—Pass., ἀπεξηραμμένα κρεᾴδια Alex. 124.11, cf. Thphr. HP 8.11.3.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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