ἐκκαυλίζω
From LSJ
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
English (LSJ)
A pull out the stalk: metaph., καυλοὺς τῶν εὐθυνῶν ἐ. pull off the sprouts, i.e. the profits, Ar.Eq.825.
German (Pape)
[Seite 762] den Stengel ausreißen, mit Stumpf u. Stiel ausreißen, Ar. Equ. 824.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐκκαυλίζω: ἀνασπῶ τὸν καυλόν· μεταφ., τοὺς καυλοὺς τῶν εὐθυνῶν, ἐκκαυλίζων, «ἀνασπῶν καὶ ἀναιρῶν» (Σχόλ.), Ἀριστοφ. Ἱππ. 824.