ἀποξηραίνω
From LSJ
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
A dry up, τὸ ἀρχαῖον ῥέεθρον-ξηρῆναι Hdt.2.99:—Pass., to be dried up, of rivers, ἀποξηρανθῆναι Id.1.75; ἀπεξηρασμένου τοῦ . . ῥεέθρου ib.186, cf. 7.109. 2 generally, dry completely, τὰς ναῦς lay them up, Th.7.12:—Pass., ἀπεξηραμμένα κρεᾴδια Alex.124.11, cf. Thphr.HP8.11.3.
