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καταρρήγνυμι and -ύω fut. -ρήξω to break down, τὴν γέφυραν Hdt.; μέλαθρα Eur. to tear in pieces, rend, Dem.:—Mid., κατερρήξαντο τοὺς κιθῶνας they rent their coats, Hdt. in Soph. Ant. 675 τροπὰς καταρρήγνυσι ἡ ἀναρχία breaks up armies and turns them to flight. Pass., aor2 κατερράγην [ᾰ], with perf. act. κατέρρωγα:— to be broken down, to be thrown down and broken, Hdt. to fall or rush down, to break or burst out, of storms, Hdt.; of tears, Eur.:—metaph., ὁ πόλεμος κατερράγη Ar. to be broken in pieces, Αἴγυπτος μελάγγαιός τε καὶ κατερρηγμένη with black and crumbling soil, Hdt. καταράσσω Attic -ττω fut. ξω to dash down, break in pieces, τοὺς λοιπούς κατήραξεν ἐς τὸν Κιθαιρῶνα drove them shattered to Cithaerae, Hdt.; τὸ στράτευμα κατηράχθη εἰς τὰ τειχίσματα Thuc. intr. to fall down, fall headlong, Plut.

ShortDef

to break down

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Headword:

καταρρήγνυμι

Headword (normalized):

καταρρήγνυμι

Headword (normalized/stripped):

καταρρηγνυμι

IDX:

17215

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n17231

Key:

katarrh/gnumi

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