tone down
From LSJ
τίκτει γὰρ κόρος ὕβριν, ὅταν πολὺς ὄλβος ἕπηται ἀνθρώποις ὁπ̣όσοις μὴ νόος ἄρτιος ἦι → satiety breeds arrogance whenever men with unfit minds have great wealth
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
reduce: P. and V. συστέλλειν.
call by pretty names: Ar. and P. ὑποκορίζεσθαι.
verb intransitive
Met., become humble: Ar. and V. ὑφίεσθαι.
