βαταλίζω

From LSJ

ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive

Source

Spanish (DGE)

• Alolema(s): βατταλίζω EM 191.20G.
1 en v. med., intr. contonearse βαταλίζεται περιαγόμενον (παιδίον) Pythag.Ep.5.3.
2 tr. sacudir, menear τὰ ὀπίσθια de caballos enfermos Hippiatr.30.1, cf. 30.12, cf. en v. pas. EM l.c.