κατατρίβω
κατατρίβω
fut. ψω
perf. -τέτριφα
to rub down or away; hence,
of clothes, to wear out, Theogn., Plat.
of persons, to wear out, exhaust, Thuc.: —Pass. to be quite worn out, Ar., Xen.
of Time, to wear it away, get rid of it, Lat. diem terere, Dem., Aeschin.: κ. τὸν βίον to employ it fully, Xen.; so in perf. pass. to pass oneʼs whole time, κατατέτριμμαι στρατευόμενος Xen.
of property, to squander, Xen.