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τήκω
τήκω Root. !τακ in classic Gr. the perf. and plup. pass. are supplied by the intr. act. perf. τέτηκα, ἐτετήκειν Act. to melt, melt down (trans.), of metals, Hdt., etc.: to dissipate clouds, Hdt. metaph. to cause to waste or pine away, Od., Eur. Pass., with intr. perf. act. τέτηκα, to be dissolved, melt away, of snow, to thaw, Od., Hdt., Attic; of metals, Hes.; ἄλφιτα πυρὶ τ. is consumed, Theocr.; of a corpse, to fall away, Soph.; πῦρ τετακός a dead fire, Eur. metaph. to melt or waste away, pine, Hom., Hdt., Attic; βλέμμα τηκόμενον a languishing look, Plut.

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to melt, melt down

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τήκω Root. !τακ in classic Gr. the perf. and plup. pass. are supplied by the intr. act. perf. τέτηκα, ἐτετήκειν Act. to melt, melt down (trans.), of metals, Hdt., etc.: to dissipate clouds, Hdt. metaph. to cause to waste or pine away, Od., Eur. Pass., with intr. perf. act. τέτηκα, to be dissolved, melt away, of snow, to thaw, Od., Hdt., Attic; of metals, Hes.; ἄλφιτα πυρὶ τ. is consumed, Theocr.; of a corpse, to fall away, Soph.; πῦρ τετακός a dead fire, Eur. metaph. to melt or waste away, pine, Hom., Hdt., Attic; βλέμμα τηκόμενον a languishing look, Plut.
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32556
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32593
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