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λεαίνω (leainō) to grind ^G:V

λεαίνω,

also λειαίνω, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: future λεᾰνῶ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Epic dialect λειᾰνέω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐλέηνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ἐλείηνα, λείηνα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, [Refs 1st c.AD+] B p.101 H.: Epic dialect aorist λειηνάμην [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐλεάνθην [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Ionic dialectsubjunctive λειανθέωσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle λειανθείς [Refs 4th c.AD+]: perfect infinitive λελειάνθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; participle λελεασμένος [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—smooth, polish, of a worker in horn or stone, πᾶν δ᾽ εὖ λειήνας [Refs 8th c.BC+][same places]; ἵπποισι κέλευθον πᾶσαν λειανέω I will smooth the way, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λ. τὰ κηρία, of bees, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, λεαινόμενοι τὰ σώματα [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 triturate, pound in a mortar, Hdt.[same place]; grind down (of the teeth), [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, grind small, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:— passive, Philotim. cited in [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__2.b generally, crush, extirpate, τὰ φυόμενα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 smooth away, τὰς τῶν σκυτῶν ῥυτίδας [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, smooth or soften down, τὸν Μαρδονίον λόγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; polish style, [Refs 1st c.BC+] tickle the palate, Muson.[same place]; τὴν ἀκοήν [Refs 1st c.BC+] lubricates, soothes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, to be smooth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]