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|Definition=with fut. and aor. 1,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[cause to grow to]]: metaph., <b class="b3">καὶ ταῦτ' ἀληθῆ.. προσφύσω λόγῳ</b> will [[make sure]], [[confirm]], A.''Supp.''276; τοῦτο τῷ νῦν λόγῳ εὖ προσέφυσας Ar.''Nu.''372.<br><span class="bld">II</span> mostly in Pass., with aor. 2 and pf. Act. and fut. Med., [[grow to]] or [[grow upon]], σῷ κέρατα κρατὶ προσπεφυκέναι E.''Ba.''921, cf. [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 611d, ''Ti.''45a; <b class="b3">σοι ταῦτα προσφύσεται</b> will [[accrue]], Id.''Ep.''313d: freq. in Arist. of any [[after]] or [[adventitious]] [[growth]] which does not form part of the [[organism]], <b class="b3">π. τῇ ὑστέρᾳ τὸ ᾠόν, πρὸς τῇ ὑστέρᾳ</b>, ''GA''752a11, 754b17; τὰ κέρατα π. μᾶλλον τῷ δέρματι ''HA''517a27, cf. [[LXX]] ''Da.''7.20; προσπέφυκεν ὥσπερ τὰ φύματα Arist.''GA''772b29; of zoöphytes, ''HA''487b11, 588b13; π. ταῖς πέτραις ''PA''681b6; of tapeworms, ''HA''551a11; of food, to [[be assimilated]], Pr.864b8, 927a20.<br><span class="bld">b</span> to [[be attached]], <b class="b3">πλευραὶ προσπεφύκασι [τοῖς σφονδύλοις</b>, ''[[sc.]]'' by joints] Hp.''Art.''45.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[hang upon]], [[cling to]], τῷ προσφὺς ἐχόμην Od.12.433: abs., προσφῦσα Il.24.213; προσφὺς ὅπως τις ἀναρίτης Herod.''Fr.''11; of a fish, τὠγκίστρῳ ποτεφύετο Theoc.21.46; of leeches, Gal.8.265: metaph., <b class="b3">π. τοῖς τοιούτοις</b> [[consort]]s [[constantly]] with, Pl.''Lg.''728b; <b class="b3">προσφύντες ἔχονται τοῦ χρυσίου</b> they [[cling fast]] to it, Luc.''Pisc.''51, cf.''Musc. Enc.''3, etc.