μυκτηρίζω
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 turn up the nose, sneer at, Lys.Fr.323 S., LXX Pr.1.30, al., S.E.M.1.217:—Pass., to be mocked, LXX Je.20.7: hence, to be outwitted, Ep.Gal.6.7. II bleed at the nose, Hp.Epid.7.123.
