Φύσιν πονηρὰν μεταβαλεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον → Haud facile commutatur ingenium malum → Verdorbene Natur zu ändern ist nicht leicht
P. and V. ὑγραίνειν (Plato), τέγγειν (Plato), βρέχειν (Plato), δεύειν (Plato), νοτίζειν (Plato and Aesch., Fragment), V. ὑγρώσσειν.
sprinkle with water: V. ὑδραίνειν; see sprinkle.