consume

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

burn: P. and V. κάειν, ἐμπιπράναι, πιμπράναι (Thuc. 6, 94, but rare P. uncompounded), Ar. and V. καταίθειν, V. πυροῦν (poetical word used in Plato), ἐκπυροῦν, συμπυροῦν, αἴθειν.

spend, use up (money, etc.): P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, P. καταχρῆσθαι.

pass (time, etc.): P. and V. διάγειν, τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν; see spend.

eat, devour: P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Euripides, Cyclops 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν.

wear out: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν, ἀποκναίειν, Ar. and V. τείρειν.

be consumed, worn out: Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι, P. and V. τρύχεσθαι, Ar. and V. τείρεσθαι, V. καταξαίνεσθαι; see waste away.

destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, καθαιρεῖν, ἀναιρέω, ἀναιρεῖν, ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, ἐξαποφθείρειν, πέρθειν, ἀϊστοῦν, ᾀστοῦν, ἐξαϊστοῦν; see destroy.