καταλύω fut. -λύσω Pass., fut. -λυθήσομαι perf. -λέλυμαι to put down, destroy, Il., Eur. of governments, to dissolve, break up, put down, Hdt., Ar., etc.; κ. τύραννον to put down, to depose, Thuc.; κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς Xen.:—Pass., τῶν ἄλλων καταλελυμένων στρατηγῶν having been dismissed, Hdt., to dissolve, dismiss, disband a body, καταλύειν τὴν βουλήν Hdt.; τὸ ναυτικόν Dem. τὴν φυλακὴν κ. to neglect the watch, Ar. to end, bring to an end, βίοτον Eur.; τὸν βίον Xen. κ. τὴν εἰρήνην to break the peace, Aeschin. κ. τὸν πόλεμον to end the war, make peace, Thuc., Xen., etc.; and absol. (sub. τὸν πόλεμον) καταλύειν τινί or πρός τινα to make peace with him, Thuc.:—so in Mid., Thuc., etc.; καταλύεσθαι τὰς ἔχθρας Hdt. to unloose, unyoke, ἵππους Od.; τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἀδελφεοῦ κ. to take it down from the wall, Hdt. intr. to take up oneʼs quarters, to lodge, παρʼ ἐμοὶ καταλύει he is my guest, Plat.; κ. παρά τινα to go and lodge with him, Thuc.: absol. to take oneʼs rest, Ar.; Mid., θανάτῳ καταλυσαίμαν may I take my rest in the grave, Eur.