ἐκμαλάσσω
From LSJ
Τὰς γὰρ ἡδονὰς ὅταν προδῶσιν ἄνδρες, οὐ τίθημ' ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον, ἀλλ' ἔμψυχον ἡγοῦμαι νεκρόν → But when people lose their pleasures, I do not consider this life – rather, it is just a corpse with a soul
English (LSJ)
Att. ἐκμαλάττω,
A relax, weaken, τὰ σώματα Plu.Fr.20.1; soften, mollify, τραχύτητας γλώσσης Dsc.Eup.2.17: metaph., ὀργήν τινος J.AJ2.6.8.