θηριόω

English (LSJ)

   A make into a wild beast, τοὺς πρὸς αὐτὴν ἀφικνουμένους ἡ Κίρκη θηριοῖ Phld.Piet.144:—Pass., IG14.1291.    II Pass., come to the full size of a beast, πρὶν θηριοῦσθαι τὸν γόνον Eub.107.14.    2 become brutal, θηριούμενος Pl.Lg.935a; πρός τινας Phld.Lib.p.25O.; πρὸς ἀγριότητα Ph.2.53.    3 of seeds, to be infested with worms, Thphr. CP5.18.1.    b of places, to be infested with reptiles, Paul.Aeg. 5.1.    4 Medic., become malignant, ἕλκη ἐᾶσαι θηριωθῆναι Thphr. Char.19.3; τεθηριωμένον ἕλκος Dsc.3.9.