ὑποκορ-ίζομαι

I call by endearing names, he would call, coaxingly, call, dear

trans., call by endearing names, of lovers, νηττάριον ἂν καὶ φάττιον ὑπεκορίζετο he would call me coaxingly little duck and little dove, Ar. Pl. 1011; ψυχὴν ὑ. τινά call him dear soul, Plu. QConv. 2.692e; τὴν Ἑκάλην ἐτίμων, Ἑκαλίνην ὑποκοριζόμενοι Id. Thes. 14; [Κωλώτην] Ἐπίκουρος εἰώθει Κωλωτάραν ὑ. καὶ Κωλωτάριον Id. Col. 2.1107e; τὸν πύκτην Ἡρακλείδην Ἡρακλοῦν ὑπεκορίζοντο ib. QConv. 624b, cf. Ath. 13.585f.

2 call by a soft name, call, by a fair name, gloss over, calling, by the fair names of

call by a soft name, esp. call something bad by a fair name, gloss over, εὐηθείᾳ . . ἣν ἄνοιαν οὖσαν ὑποκοριζόμενοι καλοῦμεν Pl. R. 400e; ἐραστοῦ ὑποκοριζομένου καὶ εὐχερῶς φέροντος τὴν ὠχρότητα ib. 474e; ὑποκοριζόμενοι, ὕβριν μὲν εὐπαιδευσίαν καλοῦντες κτλ. ib. 560e; δουλείαν Φιλίππῳ ξενίαν καὶ ἑταιρίαν καὶ τοιαῦθʼ ὑποκοριζόμενοι calling their slavery by the fair names of friendship, etc., D. 19.259; fuga quam tu peregrinationem ὑποκορίζῃ Cic. Att. 9.10.4; προθυμίας τὰς ἐπιθυμίας ὑ. Plu. Virt.m

3 call, by a bad name, nickname

reversely, call something good by a bad name, οἱ μὲν φίλοι καλοῦσί με Εὐδαιμονίαν, οἱ δὲ μισοῦντες ὑποκοριζόμενοι ὀνομάζουσί με Κακίαν but my enemies nickname me Vice, X. Mem. 2.1.26 (unless ὑποκοριζόμενοι has been transposed from the former clause).

4 make a pretence of, imitate, mimic, pretended

make a pretence of, imitate, mimic, φθέγμα Philostr. VS 2.10.2:—Pass., ὑποκεκορισμένη πρεσβεία pretended, Anon. ap. Suid.

II use diminutives

intr., use diminutives, Arist. Rh. 1405b28.

III to become in the diminutive form

Act. (signf. II) first in Dam. Isid. 76, Eust. 1196.13:—Pass., to become in the diminutive form, τὸ γῄδιον -ιζόμενον ἐφύλαξε τὸ η̄ τοῦ γῆ A.D. Adv. 174.27.