περικόπτειν
From LSJ
εἰ δὲ τύχῃ τις ἔρδων, μελίφρον' αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε → if someone is successful in his deeds, he casts a cause for sweet thoughts into the streams of the Muses
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also περικόπτω): mutilate, cut parts off
