καταρρακώνω

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ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod

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Greek Monolingual

(AM καταρρακῶ, -όω)
μεταβάλλω σε ράκη, καταξεσκίζω, κατακουρελιάζω
νεοελλ.
κάνω κάποιον ηθικό ράκος, εξευτελίζω, ταπεινώνω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + ῥακῶ «κουρελιάζω» (< ῥάκος)].