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ὑποβῐβ-άζω

upobibazo

draw, bring down, carry off downwards

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ὑποβῐβ-άζω · hypobib-azō — LSJ

draw, bring down, carry off downwards, by purging

draw or bring down: Medic., carry off downwards, i.e. by purging, ὑ. τὰ χολώδη Dsc. 3.30, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.6.1.

II stoop, crouch down

Med., stoop or crouch down, of a horse that lowers itself to take up the rider, X. Eq. 6.16, Poll. 1.213; cf. ὑπόβασις II.

III lower, humble

lower, humble, Hsch., Phot., Suid.

IV transpose lower

Music., transpose lower, opp. ὑπερβ., Theo Sm. p.92 H.

V to be in a descending series

Pass., of numbers, to be in a descending series, Iamb. in Nic. p.53 P.

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