ῥᾴδιον φθείρειν φαρμακεύσεσιν ἢ ἀποτροπαῖς ἢ καὶ κλοπαῖς → easy to spoil by means of sorcery or diverting or theft
v. trans.
P. and V. ἐξαλείφειν, καθαιρεῖν, ἀναιρεῖν, V. ἐκτρίβειν, ἐκθαμνίζειν; see destroy.