Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)
P. μειοῦν, ἐλασσοῦν.
reduce: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν.
P. μειοῦσθαι, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.