καταδύεσθαι
From LSJ
Σκηνὴ πᾶς ὁ βίος καὶ παίγνιον: ἢ μάθε παίζειν, τὴν σπουδὴν μεταθείς, ἢ φέρε τὰς ὀδύνας → All life is a stage and a play: either learn to play laying your gravity aside, or bear with life's pains.
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also καταδύω): sink, slink off, slip away, steal away