συστέλλω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From συν- (sun-, with, together) +‎ στέλλω (stéllō, to dispatch, to send).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

συστέλλω • (sustéllō)

  1. to draw together: shorten sail; to draw in, contract
    1. to contract, reduce
      1. to deprive of all the food and drink
    2. to humble, abase
    3. (phonology) to lower, make mean; to pronounce (a syllable) short
  2. to wrap closely up, shroud
    1. to cloak

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