Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
v. trans.
P. and V. αἴρειν, Ar. and P. μετεωρίζειν. Be heightened: use P. ὕψος λαμβάνειν. Increase: P. and V. αὐξάνειν, αὔξειν, P. ἐπαυξάνειν. Exaggerate: P. τῷ λόγῳ αἴρειν, ἄνω ἐξαίρειν, P. and V. κοσμεῖν, Ar. and V. πυργοῦν.
