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1 poison
['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) δηλητήριο2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) δηλητηριάζω2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) δηλητηριάζω•- poisoner- poisonous
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2 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) καταστρέφω2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) σκοτώνω• -
3 Settle
v. trans.Settle ( differences): P. and V. εὖ or καλῶς τιθέναι (or mid.), P. λύεσθαι, κατατίθεσθαι, διαλύεσθαι, Ar. and P. καταλύεσθαι.Reduce to order by force of arms: P. and V. κάταστρέφεσθαι.Settle ( an account), pay: P. διαλύειν.V. intrans. Become settled: Ar. and P. καθίστασθαι.Settle in a place: P. ἐνοικίζεσθαι (mid.) (absol.).The disease settled on the stomach: P. ἡ νόσος εἰς τὴν καρδίαν ἐστήριξε (Thuc. 2, 49).The poison of hatred settling on the heart: V. δυσφρὼν ἰὸς καρδίαν προσήμενος (Æsch., Ag. 834). Of a bird or insect, etc.: P. ἵζειν, Ar. and V. ἕζεσθαι. Settle on. P. ἐνίζειν (dat.), V. προσιζάνειν (πρός, acc.), προσίζειν (dat.), Ar. ἐφέζεσθαι (dat.).Sink to the bottom, subside: P. ἱζάνειν, ἵζεσθαι.met., come to an agreement: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συντίθεσθαι.It is settled: V. ἄραρε.I have settled, resolved: P. and V. δοκεῖ μοι, δέδοκταί μοι.Settle down: use settle.Grow calm: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν.Greece was still subject to migrations and colonisations so that it was unable to settle down and increase: P. ἡ Ἑλλὰς ἔτι μετανίστατό τε καὶ κατῳκίζετο ὥστε μὴ ἡσυχάσασα αὐξηθῆναι (Thuc. 1, 12).They settled down to a state of war: P. καταστάντες ἐπολέμουν (Thuc. 2, 1).Settle on: see under Settle.Agree upon: P. and V. συντίθεσθαι (acc.).Settle with, agree with: P. and V. συντίθεσθαι (dat.).Pay off: P. διαλύειν (acc.) (Dem. 866).It is natural to suppose that he settled with Aphobus in the presence of these same witnesses: P. εἰκὸς... τοῦτον... τῶν αὐτῶν τούτων παρόντων διαλύσασθαι πρὸς Ἄφοβον (Dem. 869, cf. also 987).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Settle
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