καταχράομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατά (katá, under, down) +‎ χρᾰ́ομαι (khrắomai, to use, make use of, take part in, manage, administer).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

καταχρᾰ́ομαι • (katakhrắomai)

  1. to make full use of
  2. to misuse, abuse

Conjugation

Attested active forms: see καταχρᾷ (katakhrāî), κατέχρᾱ (katékhrā), καταχρήσει (katakhrḗsei)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: καταχρώμαι (katachrómai) (learned)

Further reading