καταξαίνω
καταξαίνω
fut. -ξανῶ
to card or comb well: to tear in pieces, rend in shreds, Eur.; καταξαίνειν τινὰ εἰς φοινικίδα to pound him to red rags, Ar.:—Pass., καταξανθείς crushed to atoms, Soph.; πρὶν κατεξάνθαι Eur.
to wear or waste away, Lat. atterere, Aesch.: Pass., κατεξάνθην πόνοις, δακρύοις Eur.