make flaccid, relax, to become so
make flaccid, relax:—Pass., to become so, Heliod. ap. Orib. 46.22.1, Ael. NA 12.17; ἡ γῆ χ. εἰς ῥαγάδας Gp. 5.2.2.
b subside
Pass., of inflammation, subside, Alex.Trall. 3.3.
2 opening the mouth in kissing
χαυνοῦσα (codd. Ath.) is f.l. for χανοῦσα, opening the mouth in kissing, in Ephipp. 6.5.
II puff up, fill with conceit, become vain
metaph., puff up, fill with conceit, E. Andr. 931, Pl. Ly. 210e:—Pass., become vain, Arist. VV 1251b18, Plb. 6.57.7; ταῖς πράξεσι Phld. Hom. p.55 O.; ἐπὶ τούτοις Plu. Caes. 29; ὁ νοῦς ἐχαυνώθη Babr. 95.36; κόραξ ἐπαίνῳ καρδίην ἐχαυνώθη Id. 77.8; ὑπὸ τῆς δυνάμεως D.C. Fr. 49.3.
2 relax, weaken
relax, weaken, εἰρήνη χ. τὴν πολιτείαν Lyd. Mag. 3.51:—Pass., of character, Heliod. in EN 149.13.