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λιώνω

Pronunciation: /ˈʎo.no/

“λιώνω” is a Greek word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to melt (make something liquid by heat)
  2. to dissolve (make something blend into liquid)
  3. to crush, mash (reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure)
  4. to crush, destroy (completely eradicate someone/something)
  5. to wear out (break down or destroy by overuse)
  6. to waste away (become very thin and weak through illness etc)
  7. to be exhausted (through overwork, exertion etc)
  8. to burn up (usually through love or infatuation)
  9. to decompose, rot

Etymology

* Common spelling λιώνω (lióno), according to Evangelos Petrounias: From Byzantine Greek λιώνω (liṓnō) from Ancient Greek λειῶ (leiô), from λεῖος (leîos, “smooth”), with simplification of spelling. * Spelling λειώνω (leióno) As in Kriaras and according to Babiniotis. (without simplification). λιώνω (lióno) is the most common spelling, although λειώνω (leióno) strictly speaking is more…

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